Christ, with a sword in his mouth, between seven candlesticks; representing a stage in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, 1772/3.

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1772
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38209i
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Christ, with a sword in his mouth, between seven candlesticks; representing a stage in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, 1772/3. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bible. N.T. Revelation 1.16; 19.15. Lennep explains the alchemical significance of this image thus: "Le Fils de l'Homme (le mercure) se tient entre sept chandeliers (les esprits qui fixent l'or. Le glaive sortant de sa bouche est expliqué comme étant à la fois le fer ou Mars, et l'eau dissolvante" (ibid., p. 143)

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 21.1 x 15 cm

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Bears number: 9

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Jacques van Lennep, Alchimie, Brussels 1984, pp. 142-144

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Wellcome Collection 38209i

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