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Pharmacy engraving: a woman in a white cap mixes medicine at a counter with a child; a seated man smokes at right.

Interior of a Pharmacy, Engraving After Van Brekelenkam

An engraved pharmacy interior shows a woman in a white cap and headdress mixing medicine at a counter while a small child in a dark dress stands beside her. At right, a seated man in a long coat smokes a pipe, and shelves of glass bottles and jars fill the back wall in soft window light.

Artist
Quirijn van Brekelenkam
Date
1870-1879
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3118 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1879.
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

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