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Wood engraving of a robed alchemist pointing at a diagram board while a crowd listens in a vaulted hall.

An Alchemist Lecturing on the Elixir of Life, Wood Engraving, 1852-3

A black-and-white wood engraving shows a robed alchemist standing before a large board of diagrams, pointing with a rod while a crowd of seated and standing listeners fills a vaulted hall. Beams, arches and windows frame the scene, and a bearded figure in the foreground leans over a book. Engraved after a design by David Scott.

Artist
David Scott
Date
1852-3
Medium
Wood engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3190 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1853.
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

Alchemy and Hidden Wisdom19th century1850swood engravingelixir of lifecrowdalchemyhistorical printalchemistscience historylecturevaulted hallblack and white

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