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Black-and-white engraving of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe holding a flask up to the light in a cluttered apothecary laboratory.

An apothecary in his laboratory concocting a mixture. Wood engraving by F.Mc F (?) after, 1876, after H.S. Marks.

A black-and-white wood engraving shows an elderly bearded man in a long dark robe and skullcap, raising a flask to the light in a cluttered laboratory. A mortar, glass bottles and a framed portrait fill the shelves and table, and a printed caption with verse lines runs along the bottom edge.

Artist
Henry Stacy Marks
Date
8 July 1876
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2744 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1876.
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 boticario: grabado en madera de un hombre en su laboratorio

Un grabado en madera en blanco y negro muestra a un hombre mayor, barbado, con bata oscura y gorro de tela, que alza un frasco hacia la luz en un laboratorio abarrotado. Un mortero, botellas de vidrio y un retrato enmarcado llenan los estantes y la mesa, y una leyenda impresa con versos recorre el borde inferior.

Português: O boticário: gravura em madeira de um homem em seu laboratório

Uma gravura em madeira em preto e branco mostra um homem idoso, de barba, com roupão escuro e gorro, erguendo um frasco em direção à luz num laboratório atulhado. Um almofariz, garrafas de vidro e um retrato emoldurado enchem as prateleiras e a mesa, e uma legenda impressa com versos percorre a borda inferior.

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