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Engraving of an elderly bearded alchemist seated in a workshop beside glass flasks, an alembic, and a furnace, with Dutch verse below.

An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.

A bearded older man in a cap sits on a wooden chair in a cluttered workshop, resting an arm on his knee beside a basket of materials. Around him stand glass flasks, a tall alembic, a furnace and shelves of jars, rendered in fine black-and-white line engraving with Dutch verse below.

Artist
Christoph Weigel the Elder
Date
1698
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2764 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1698.
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: Alquimista anciano junto a su equipo, grabado de Weigel, 1698

Un hombre mayor y barbudo, con gorro, se sienta en una silla de madera en un taller abarrotado, apoyando un brazo en la rodilla junto a una cesta de materiales. A su alrededor hay frascos de vidrio, un alambique alto, un horno y estantes con tarros, dibujados en un grabado fino de líneas en blanco y negro con versos en neerlandés debajo.

Português: Alquimista idoso junto a seus aparelhos, gravura de Weigel, 1698

Um homem barbudo e idoso, de boné, senta-se em uma cadeira de madeira em uma oficina entulhada, apoiando um braço no joelho ao lado de um cesto de materiais. Ao seu redor há frascos de vidro, um alambique alto, um forno e prateleiras com potes, desenhados em gravura fina de linhas em preto e branco com versos em holandês abaixo.

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