A woman visits an alchemist to obtain a philtre. Gouache, ca. 1900(?).

Date:
1900
Reference:
584866i
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Description

The woman sits on the left in a 19th-century version of a Regency version of Elizabethan costume. The alchemist stands on the right, holding the (love?) philtre and pointing to a chemical vessel on the furnace, right

Publication/Creation

[Calif. 1900?]

Physical description

1 painting : pencil and gouache ; sight 39 x 51 cm

Lettering

Lettering on frame label: "A visit to the alchemist"

Reference

Wellcome Collection 584866i

Type/Technique

Subjects

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