A bearded, elderly alchemist in a fur-trimmed coat leans close over a tabletop experiment. The equipment on his lab bench includes an adjustable clamp stand and an alcohol burner, contemporary to the 1800s. Small vials…

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…

This illustration appeared as the front page of the New York Daily Graphic on August 9th, 1882. This political alchemist is a slick newspaperman with mutton chops, toiling in his laboratory to create the spirit of a…

In a stone chamber, an alchemist holds aloft a small vial to examine it against a beam of light from above. Plainly dressed in a brown robe, he stands before a table stacked with glassware, scales, and an open book. On…

The scene depicts a character named Dr. Cashdown Mixer, Analytical Chemist collecting payments for items such as "Analysis Tea," "Analysis Coffee," and Analysis Oilymargarine" from a line of gentleman.

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The alchemist sits, stirring the contents of a crucible, as he carefully watches the progress of a distillation experiment. He is surrounded by alchemical apparatus, glassware, and open books. An hourglass at his side…

This illustration by F.B. Opper appeared in the November 2, 1887 edition of Puck, an American literary humor magazine. The image shows three bearded alchemists in fantastic dress, working with crucibles, alembics, and…

Color reproduction of a painting by Wijck from 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…

A photographic reproduction of the replica of an alchemist's laboratory located in the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany. Various vessels for distillation can be seen along with two furnaces.

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A layman's introduction to topics in chemistry including a history of chemistry along with alchemy and the philosopher's stone; elements including organic, invisible, metals, acids, alkalies, and water; chemical changes…

An alchemist wearing a green robe uses a pair of bellows to control the heat of the fire beneath his crucible. Other vessels sit on the furnace at his side, and to his left a large still-head for distillation rests over…

When Chester Fisher commissioned this copy of a painting by David Ryckaert III (1612-1661), in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, it was long assumed that the painting depicted the famous Nicolas…

Facing a glowing furnace at left, a bearded alchemist in green with a red cap looks at a flask of green liquid. A young assistant in a red singlet stands to his right. Laboratory apparatus is seen in foreground and…

Lebanese stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist. The stamp depicts Avicenna brewing herbs in an attempt to create the Elixir of Life.

Iranian stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Two stamps from Afghanistan commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR) stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Polish stamp commemorating Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Depicts Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī (also known as Rhazes), a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist, and philosopher.

Stamp issued by the Yemen Arab Republic depicting Persian polymath Avicenna (circa 980 - 1037), also known as Ibn Sina, Abu Ali Sina, and Pur Sina, as well as red roses and the new World Health Organization headquarters…

Pakistani stamp commemorating "Health from herbs" and the contributions of Avicenna (980-1037), also known as Ibn Sina, a philosopher and alchemist.

Postage stamp from Dubai, featuring a depiction of Persian polymath Avicenna (circa 980 - 1037), also known as Ibn Sina, Abu Ali Sina, and Pur Sina. Avicenna is regarded as one of the most significant physicians,…

Stamp depicts an alchemist, rocket, and radar system.

Colorano cachet includes a silk depiction of two alchemists in a laboratory. Stamp depicts chemical glassware and fluids.

Postage stamp from Comoros, an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the south-east coast of Africa, featuring a depiction of Persian polymath Avicenna (circa 980 - 1037), also known as Ibn Sina, Abu Ali Sina,…