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Coloured print of a bearded old man in a red cap working bellows at a brick furnace in a dim workshop with flasks on shelves.

An Alchemist at His Furnace with Bellows

A bearded old man in a red cap and dark fur-trimmed robe leans over a bellows at a brick furnace, with a dark dome-shaped vessel glowing in the background. Shelves behind him hold flasks, a jar, and an hourglass in a dim, smoky workshop.

Artist
David Teniers the Younger
Date
Aug.t 1834
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3159 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1834.
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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