A dwarfish alchemist, caricatured because of the vanity of his obsession. Line engraving, c. 1720.

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A dwarfish alchemist, caricatured because of the vanity of his obsession. Line engraving, c. 1720. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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1 print : line engraving ; platemark 16.9 x 11 cm.

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Herr Blasius Rauchmantl, der frucht lossen alchimie kunst archi-sectator quintae elsentiae stultorum possessor ... Lettering continues: Ein Meister lass ich mich der Elementen nennen,/ Die ich zusammen füg und wider kan zertrennen,/ Halt sie verarestirt im Kolben, schik sie auch/ Nach wohl vollender Kunst zum Teüffl durch den Rauch,/ Zum vortheil und profit, bleibt mir wie allen. nur/ der bettelstab im Hauss, im Kopf die Narrn tinctur

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