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Sir Humphrey Davy Bar't.
- after 1821
A portrait of Sir Humphry Davy (1778–1829) seated at a desk with a burner lamp on his left and a quill in a holder in the foreground.
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The Alchemist in his study with a woman making lace
- circa 1640 – 1677
A dark study illuminated by single leaded glass window at left; in middle ground a seated man behind cluttered desk faces slightly left; open and closed books, papers, jars and jugs scattered on floor; at right a seated…
- Artist Wijck, Thomas
- Subject Alchemists, Lace and lace making, Alchemy in art, Alchemy, and Women in art
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The Medical Alchemist
- 1800s
A physician wearing the traditional physician's cap conducts a urinoscopy on the flask he holds. A woman is seated beside him, waiting for the results. In the foreground the alchemist's assistant is tending to a furnace…
- Artist Janneck, Franz Christoph, 1703-1761
- Subject Alchemists, Urine--Analysis, Medicine in art, Alchemy in art, Alchemy, Women in art, and Distillation
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Science (of Art and Science pair)
- 1600s – 1800
An iatrochemist performs a uroscopy, examining a small glass flask, while other activities take place in his busy workshop. A woman is waiting for her diagnosis, having brought the flask of urine in the wicker basket…
- After Thomas, Gérard, 1663-1720
- Subject Women in art, Alchemists in art, Alchemy, and Alchemists
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Alchemist with Scale
- 1800s
A bearded alchemist wearing a fur-trimmed top coat and cap is carefully weighing ingredients with a balance. On top of his table is an exotic carpet covered with papers, a copper pitcher, and ceramic jar. Resting on a…
- Artist Weiland, Johannes
- Subject Alchemists in art, Alchemy, and Alchemists
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Art (of Art and Science pair)
- 1600s – 1800
Large workshop with many sculpted busts and figures. At left in front of window, a well-dressed seated man at table with open book. Celestial globe in center, and to right a seated man painting at easel holds pallet and…
- After Thomas, Gérard, 1663-1720
- Subject Alchemists in art, Alchemy, and Alchemists
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Early Italian Pharmacy (left side of pair)
- 1600s
This workshop scene highlights the many activities of an apothecary's assistants as they sort and process herbs and plants, distill organic substances for medicine, and prepare doses. Large racks of glass distillation…
- Artist Italian School
- Subject Alchemists in art, Alchemy, and Alchemists
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The Iatrochemist
- 1600s – 1800
A busy chemical workshop with a man in furred collar and physician’s cap, examines a flask, conducting a medical diagnostic or urinoscopy. He consults an open book while at right a woman and a man await results. In…
- Artist Bossche, Balthasar van den
- Subject Women in art, Alchemists in art, Alchemy, and Alchemists
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Early Italian Pharmacy (right side of pair)
- 1600s
The walls of this busy and productive apothecary's shop are lined with glass vessels and earthenware jars used for the preparation and storage of drugs, tonics and purgatives. The apothecary sits at his desk, conversing…
- Artist Italian School
- Subject Alchemists in art, Alchemy, and Alchemists
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The Search for the Alchemical Formula
- 1858
A man in red skull cap and coat furred at collar and cuff sits with open book on his lap, body facing left with head turned right, in a green tattered velvet chair. At right, a cloth-covered table topped with a skull.…
- Artist Webb, Charles Meer
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, and Alchemists
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The Bald-headed Alchemist
- 1600s
A bald alchemist stands at his furnace on the right, stirring the contents of his crucible while reading a small book. His young apprentice stands by, attentively looking to the alchemist for guidance. Books and other…
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, and Alchemists
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Alchemist with Monkey
- 1600 – 1800
The labors of an elderly alchemist are closely watched by a monkey which perches on the window above. The alchemist busies himself investigating samples wrapped in paper or notes in a cluttered workshop. The floor at…
- Manner of Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Animals in art, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, and Alchemists
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La Femme Hydropique
- The Dropsical Woman
This engraving, by the French printmaker Jean Baptiste Fosseyeux, reproduces an original painting by Gerrit Dou. The work, titled "The Dropsical Woman," shows a young but finely-robed doctor examining the urine of a…
- Artist Fosseyeux, Jean Baptiste and Gianni, Felice
- After Dou, Gerard
- Subject Alchemists, Urine--Analysis, Alchemy in art, and Alchemy
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Le Chirurgien de Campagne
- 1747
This engraving by Thomas Major, after a painting of the same subject by David Teniers II, shows a "country surgeon" at work, treating the foot of a patient. As the surgeon bends down to apply a leech to the man's foot,…
- Artist Major, Thomas
- After Teniers II, David
- Subject Animals--Symbolic aspects, Alchemy, and Surgery
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Le Grimoire d'Hypocrate
- The Hippocratic Grimoire
- 1740 – 1790
An engraving by F. Basan, after the painting by David Teniers II. The inscription below this work, Le Grimoire d'Hypocrate, refers to Hippocrates, a Greek physician often called the father of medicine in Western…
- Artist Basan, Pierre François
- After Teniers II, David
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy in art, and Alchemy
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Ein Chemiker in seinem Laboratorium (A Chemist in his Laboratory)
- 1835 – 1840
This lithograph by Carl Straub, after a painting of the same subject by David Teniers II, shows the interior of a chemist's laboratory with a man seated in front of a furnace. He tends a glowing fire with a pair of…
- Creator Straub, Carl
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, and Alchemists
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Le Philosophe en Contemplation (The Philosopher in Contemplation)
- 1700s
This etching, by the Italian engraver and etcher Giuseppe [Joseph] Longhi, reproduces a work by the Dutch master of chiaroscuro, Rembrandt van Rijn. The original painting traveled to France in the 18th century and…
- Creator Longhi, Giuseppe, 1766-1831
- After Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669
- Subject Philosophers, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, and Alchemists
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The Laboratory
- 1755
Engraved by Thomas Major after a painting of the same subject by David Teniers II, this print shows a young alchemist in a cap and apron working a pair of bellows before an open hearth. Distillation vessels, open books,…
- Engraver Major, Thomas, 1720-1799
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, and Alchemists
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Le bien, la pauvreté, l'âge mûr, la jeunesse. Qui fait ou l'infortune ou la félicité.
- Goodness, poverty, middle age, youth. Who makes of it misfortune or happiness.
- 1760 – 1800
This etching by Francesco Pedro, for Nicollo Cavalli of Venice, reproduces a painting by Francesco Maggiotto. The scene shows four individuals in a humble workroom, gathered around a brazier full of coals. The central…
- Artist Pedro, Francesco del and Maggiotto, Francesco
- Subject Alchemists, Alchemy in art, Alchemy, and Scientific apparatus and instruments
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Le Docteur Alchimiste (The Alchemical Doctor)
- 1740 – 1790
This engraving by J. Tardieu reproduces a painting of the same subject by David Teniers II. An older man with a lined, wizened face sits in a chair before a table, intently reading an open book. Before him sits a globe,…
- Engraver Tardieu, Jacques Nicolas, 1716-1791
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, and Alchemists
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The Alchimist
- circa 1900 – 1965
This work reproduces a painting by Wijck in the collections of the Rijksmuseum. The alchemist, seated at his desk before the window, looks down to survey the progress of his assistant. The young boy holds up a basin for…
- After Wyck, Thomas, approximately 1616-1677
- Subject Alchemy, Alchemy in art, and Alchemists
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A Peep at the Gas Lights in Pall Mall
- 1809
This hand-colored etching by Thomas Rowlandson was produced based on a drawing by G. M. Woodward. It portrays a London street scene of citizens commenting on, and in some instances complaining about, the wonders of new…
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Gold
- 1870 – 1890
This print reproduces a painting exhibited by A. H. Tourrier at the Royal Academy in London in 1871. The scene shows a trio of nobles standing awed before an alchemist holding out a broken crucible in his right…
- Engraver Greatbach, G. (George)
- After Tourrier, Alfred Holst
- Subject Gold, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, and Alchemists
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Plate XVIII: Chymie
- circa 1751 – 1772
Hand-colored engraving from the "Chimie" section of Volume 3 of the Recueil de planches, sur les sciences, les arts libéraux, et les arts méchaniques, avec leur explication, which consisted of illustrated plates to…
- Contributor Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784 and Alembert, Jean Le Rond d', 1717-1783
- Subject Libavius, Andreas, -1616, Alchemy, and Chemistry
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Dr. Dalton, F.R.S.
- 1834-Oct-01
Half-length portrait of Dr. John Dalton, chemist and physicist, with his right hand partially tucked into his vest.
- Artist Lonsdale, James, 1777-1839
- Engraver Turner, Charles, 1774-1857
- Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844