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Engraving of a kneeling monk at a furnace with glass flask as a veiled woman approaches; bookshelves, globe and tree behind, with a seated figure at left.

Basil Valentine contemplates a chemical jar containing homunculi of a man and woman holding hands, and a child emanating from them (alchemical symbol of conception); he is suddenly visited by Sabine Stuart de Chevalier, who reveals that she has the key to his works and crowns him as the king of alchemists. Etching by J. Le Roy, ca. 1781, after Hostoul after Sabine Stuart de Chevalier.

An engraved print shows a kneeling monk in a robe before a glass alembic on a furnace, while a veiled woman reaches toward him from the right. Shelves of books, a celestial globe and a flowering tree fill the background arcade.

Artist
Sabine Stuart de Chevalier
Date
1781
Medium
Allegorical prints Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2385 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1781.
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: Basilio Valentín recibe la visita de una mujer en su laboratorio alquímico

Un grabado muestra a un monje arrodillado, con hábito, frente a un matraz de vidrio sobre un horno, mientras una mujer velada se acerca desde la derecha. Al fondo hay estantes con libros, un globo celeste y un árbol frutal bajo un arco.

Português: Basílio Valentim recebe a visita de uma mulher em seu laboratório alquímico

Uma gravura mostra um monge ajoelhado, de hábito, diante de um frasco de vidro sobre um forno, enquanto uma mulher de véu se aproxima pela direita. Ao fundo há estantes com livros, um globo celeste e uma árvore frutífera sob um arco.

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