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Watercolor manuscript page: two serpent-like creatures, pink and gold, above glass vessels, colored flasks and a small furnace with a bowl.

Thesaurus thesaurorum.

Hand-painted page from an alchemical manuscript showing two serpent-like creatures, one pink and one golden, above glass vessels, colored flasks, and a small furnace with a bowl. A Latin caption appears at the top of the page, and the watercolor is set on pale parchment.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1725?]
Medium
Manuscripts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2643 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1735.
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: Página de manuscrito alquímico con serpientes, frascos y horno

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