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Grabado en blanco y negro de un laboratorio de alquimista desordenado; un joven bebe de un vaso mientras un hombre mayor yace en el suelo junto a un libro abierto.

El elixir de la larga vida: laboratorio de alquimista

Un grabado en madera muestra un laboratorio de alquimista abarrotado, con un horno de piedra, estantes de frascos y vasijas y un cráneo colgado arriba. Un joven con medias bebe de un vaso mientras un hombre mayor yace en el suelo junto a un libro abierto. Murciélagos y humo ocupan las esquinas superiores.

Artista
Hablot Knight Browne
Fecha
[1865]
Técnica
Wood engravings
Fuente
Wellcome Collection
Tamaño
2837 × 4000 px
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Dominio público · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1865.
Derechos verificados 2026-11-05 · nivel A · según la fuente: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Crédito (se agradece, no es obligatorio en obras de dominio público): Wellcome Collection

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