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Woodcut of a man in a cap tending a brick furnace beside a round glass receiver on a tripod, with labeled vessel diagrams above and text below.

Alchemist at a Furnace with Distillation Apparatus, woodcut, 1658

A bearded man in a long coat and cap stands at a brick furnace, lifting a ladle-like tool over an opening. To the left a large round glass receiver sits on a tripod, and at right a retort rests over a small fire. Labeled diagrams above and below show vessel forms in outline.

Artist
Johann Rudolf Glauber
Date
1658
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3385 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1658.
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