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Engraved print of an old woman seated at a cluttered table with a man standing behind her, surrounded by flasks, jugs and a furnace.

Onmogelijck

A print of an elderly woman seated at a table, bent over work in her lap, while a man stands behind her. Crowded with glass flasks, jugs, pots and a furnace at lower right, the scene suggests an alchemist's workshop. Dutch verses appear in two columns beneath the image.

Artist
Abraham Jacobsz. (mentioned on object)
Date
1639-1641
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2721 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1641.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Onmogelijck: grabado de un taller alquímico, 1639-1641

Un grabado que muestra a una mujer mayor sentada a una mesa, inclinada sobre un trabajo en su regazo, mientras un hombre está de pie detrás de ella. Rodeada de frascos de vidrio, jarras, vasijas y un horno en el extremo inferior derecho, la escena sugiere un taller de alquimia. Debajo aparecen versos en neerlandés en dos columnas.

Português: Onmogelijck: gravura de oficina alquímica, 1639-1641

Uma gravura mostra uma mulher idosa sentada a uma mesa, debruçada sobre um trabalho no colo, enquanto um homem está de pé atrás dela. Cercada por frascos de vidro, jarros, potes e um forno no canto inferior direito, a cena sugere uma oficina de alquimia. Abaixo aparecem versos em neerlandês, em duas colunas.

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