Two peasants hold a red robe; cherubs blow wind and Mercury rests on water below; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.
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Credit: Two peasants hold a red robe; cherubs blow wind and Mercury rests on water below; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 20.4 x 14.6 cm
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Jacques van Lennep, Alchimie, Brussels 1984, pp. 134-144
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Wellcome Library no. 38626i
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