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Black and white engraving of a cluttered alchemist's laboratory; a young man drinks from a glass while an older man slumps on the floor near an open book.

An alchemist's laboratory: a young man drinks an elixir of life while the alchemist is incapacitated. Wood engraving by H.K. Browne (Phiz), 1865.

A wood engraving shows a cluttered alchemist's laboratory with a stone furnace, shelves of flasks and jars, and a skull hanging above. A young man in tights drinks from a glass while an older man slumps on the floor beside an open book. Bats and smoke fill the upper corners.

Artist
Hablot Knight Browne
Date
[1865]
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2837 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1865.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: El elixir de la larga vida: laboratorio de alquimista

Un grabado en madera muestra un laboratorio de alquimista abarrotado, con un horno de piedra, estantes de frascos y vasijas y un cráneo colgado arriba. Un joven con medias bebe de un vaso mientras un hombre mayor yace en el suelo junto a un libro abierto. Murciélagos y humo ocupan las esquinas superiores.

Português: O elixir da longa vida: laboratório de alquimista

Uma xilogravura mostra um laboratório de alquimista abarrotado, com um forno de pedra, prateleiras de frascos e vasilhas e uma caveira pendurada no alto. Um jovem de meias bebe de um copo enquanto um homem mais velho cai no chão ao lado de um livro aberto. Morcegos e fumaça ocupam os cantos superiores.

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