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Watercolour of a bearded alchemist in red and blue robes holding a glass vessel, with a dark inscribed scroll above and a landscape behind him.

Alchemist Carrying the Vase of Hermes, Watercolour

A bearded man in a red cap, red robe and blue mantle stands barefoot on a grassy slope, holding up a glass alembic-like vessel with a rounded base. A dark ribbon scroll above bears pale inscribed lettering, and a tree and distant hills fill the soft landscape behind him.

Artist
Ibbs, Edith A.
Date
1900-1909
Medium
Watercolors Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2536 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
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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