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Engraving of a seated alchemist in a cap tending a fire under a large chimney hood, with books, flasks and daylight from a leaded window.

An alchemist stoking a furnace in a dimly lit room, as daylight shines through a window. Engraving by P-F. Basan after T. Wyck.

An engraved interior shows a seated alchemist in a cap tending a fire beneath a large hooded chimney, surrounded by books, flasks, pots and bellows. Daylight enters through a leaded window at right, lighting the cluttered workshop. The French caption reads Le chimiste en opération.

Artist
Thomas Wijck
Date
1700-1799
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3042 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1799.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: El alquimista en su laboratorio: grabado tras Thomas Wijck

Un grabado muestra a un alquimista sentado, con gorro, avivando el fuego bajo una gran campana de chimenea. Libros, frascos, ollas y fuelles llenan el taller iluminado por una ventana emplomada a la derecha. El pie en francés dice Le chimiste en opération.

Português: O alquimista em seu laboratório: gravura após Thomas Wijck

Uma gravura mostra um alquimista sentado, de gorro, atiçando o fogo sob uma grande capela de chaminé. Livros, frascos, panelas e foles ocupam o ateliê iluminado por uma janela de chumbo à direita. A legenda em francês diz Le chimiste en opération.

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