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Black and white engraved frontispiece of an alchemist's workshop under an arch, with nude statues, a glass vessel, and ornate floral and bird borders.

Engraved alchemical laboratory with figures and nude statues, Theatrum chemicum Britannicum

An engraved frontispiece shows an alchemist's workshop beneath a vaulted arch flanked by two nude statues on pedestals. A large glass vessel sits at center among scattered papers, while two small figures work at the lower foreground, surrounded by decorative floral and bird borders.

Artist
Elias Ashmole
Date
1652
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2955 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1652.
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

Alchemy and Hidden WisdomPhilosophers and Sages17th centuryengravingbook illustrationfrontispiecevesselblack and white printalchemyfloral borderalchemical laboratorynude statuetheatrum chemicum britannicum

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