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Le Docteur Alchimiste (The Alchemical Doctor)

  • 1740 – 1790

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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, hourglass and a human skull, reminders of both worldly knowledge and the passage of time. Other texts rest nearby. In the background, three men converse in the workshop, beneath a shelf of glassware and stoppered flasks.

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  • 9 in. H x 11 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 11

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Tardieu, Jacques Nicolas. “Le Docteur Alchimiste (The Alchemical Doctor).” Paper (fiber product), 1740–1790. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/dj52w562t.

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