The magi sheltering in a cave on the way to Bethlehem; here representing mercury converted into sulphur, at the moment of its fixation in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, 17th century.

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38211i
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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.3 x 14.7 cm

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Bears number: 11

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

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Wellcome Collection 38211i

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