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The Alchemist
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The Alchemist

anonymous · c. 1550 - c. 1650 · engraving; silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Single-sided silver plate. Obverse: seated in a workshop before an oven, a man holds a long-handled spoon in the fire; behind him hangs a balance within an inscription. Reverse: blank.

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Credit lineDe alchemist. c. 1550 - c. 1650. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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