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Engraving of a standing man in a dark coat and hat in an oval frame, with an open window and bottles behind him; a caption below names Dodd as Abel Drugger.

The actor Dodd as Abel Drugger in Ben Jonson's 'The alchemist'. Engraving by J. Thornthwaite after S. de Wilde.

An engraved print shows a standing comic figure in a dark coat, breeches and a tricorn-style hat, hands clasped at his waist, before an oval frame with a window and shelves of bottles. Text beneath names Dodd as Abel Drugger and quotes dialogue from the play.

Artist
Samuel De Wilde
Date
1791
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2352 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1791.
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: Dodd como Abel Drugger en The Alchemist, grabado

Un grabado muestra a una figura cómica de pie, con abrigo oscuro, calzones y sombrero, las manos juntas a la altura de la cintura, dentro de un marco oval con una ventana y estantes con frascos. El texto inferior identifica a Dodd como Abel Drugger y cita un diálogo de la obra.

Português: Dodd como Abel Drugger em The Alchemist, gravura

Uma gravura mostra uma figura cômica em pé, com casaco escuro, calções e chapéu, as mãos entrelaçadas na altura da cintura, dentro de uma moldura oval com uma janela e prateleiras de frascos. A legenda inferior identifica Dodd como Abel Drugger e cita um diálogo da peça.

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