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Etching of a bearded alchemist in a cap working bellows at a stone furnace, with jars, flasks and books in a cluttered room.

The Alchemist at the Furnace, after David Teniers the Younger

An etching of an elderly bearded alchemist in a cap, seated beside a stone furnace and working a bellows in a cluttered laboratory. Shelves of jars, flasks, books and a second figure at a table fill the room, rendered in fine hatched lines with dramatic light.

Artist
David Teniers the Younger
Date
7 May 1750 :
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2824 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1750.
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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