M0007701: Interior of a laboratory with an alchemist studying a book

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Interior with an alchemist studying a book, his assistant po

Photograph of a framed oil painting by Thomas Wyck, depicting a laboratory interior with an alchemist studying a book, his assistant pouring liquid into a bowl. A caption attached to the frame titles the work 'Interior of a Laboratory', likely for display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The painting was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 31st October 1940 (P2518/1940). Related images: V0017645

26th February 1941

2 photographs glass plate negative; 10 x 12.5 cm colour transparency; 5 x 5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 45096i; Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative: P2518/1940

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.