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Sepia print of three costumed figures in an alchemist's room with books, a skull, glass flasks and an alembic; a plumed man stands centre.

Mr. Garrick as Abel Drugger, with Mr. Burton and Mr. Palmer as Subtle and Face

A monochrome printed image of three costumed figures in a dim room cluttered with alchemical apparatus: a domed alembic, open books, a skull and glass vessels on a draped table. A tall man in a plumed hat and wide ruff stands at centre, flanked by a dark-clad figure at left and a small boy at right, on a wooden floor.

Artist
John Dixon (mentioned on object)
Date
1771
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3171 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1771.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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