An alchemist. Oil painting by Eugène Lomont, 1890.

  • Lomont, Eugène, 1864-1938.
Date:
1890
Reference:
45145i
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An alchemist. Oil painting by Eugène Lomont, 1890. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Set in the ground floor of an old house, with a tilestone floor and a wooden ceiling. Centre, an enormous old stone fireplace used as a furnace, with, on the floor in front of it, a flask containing an emerald-green liquid. Right, the alchemist sits in darkness, surrounded by scientific instruments. Centre background, a window with a view to a church beyond

Publication/Creation

1890.

Physical description

1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 123.5 x 146 cm

Lettering

Eugène Lomont 1890

Reference

Wellcome Collection 45145i

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