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Manuscript page with three painted vignettes: a rider on a cloud, a wooden tub with two figures, and a flask over flames.

Manuscript page with alchemical-style vignettes

A handwritten manuscript page with three small painted vignettes. A armored rider with a lance and red banner sits on a cloud above a wooden tub holding two small figures, and below, a flask rests over a ring of flames with puffs of smoke at each side.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1725?]
Medium
Manuscripts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2661 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1735.
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 Wisdom18th centurymanuscriptwatercoloralchemyhandwritten textwooden tub

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