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1 print : lithograph ; image 14.9 x 18.8 cm

An alchemist wearing a tall hat, sitting at a table containing his chemical instruments. Lithograph by H. Wood after F. Howard.

1 painting : oil on wood ; wood 28 x 39.5 cm

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by James Nasmyth.

1 print : line engraving ; image 8.5 x 7.9 cm

An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.

1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 52 x 72.5 cm

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.

1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 44.5 x 58 cm

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting after D. Teniers II.

xi, 435 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm

The devil's doctor : Paracelsus and the world of Renaissance magic and science / Philip Ball.

Ambix.

pages 44-52, 2 pages of plates : portraits

Johannes Banfi Hunyades 1576-1650 / by F. Sherwood Taylor and C.H. Josten.

A fish hangs from the ceiling
The round cucurbite with the moorshead helmet stands on an open fire on top of the stove. This may be due to ignorance on the part of the artist, or a sign for the fact that here the alchemist is a 'puffer'

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured lithograph by J. Cullum, ca. 1840, after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.

The print on which this painting is based is one work in a set of the four elements, in this case fire. The Latin verses on the print explain the beneficial and dangerous effects of fire. The alchemist is warned by a young woman, probably Prudentia, not to waste his money on the "fallacious art of alchemy" which deceives many. The alchemical equipment is that of the 16th century, including a round alembic with outlets for steam

1 painting : oil on wood ; wood approximately 39 x 50 cm

A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.

1 painting : oil on canvas ; canvas 54.5 x 80 cm

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An alchemist wearing a tall hat, sitting at a table containing his chemical instruments. Lithograph by H. Wood after F. Howard.

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by James Nasmyth.

An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting after D. Teniers II.

The devil's doctor : Paracelsus and the world of Renaissance magic and science / Philip Ball.

Johannes Banfi Hunyades 1576-1650 / by F. Sherwood Taylor and C.H. Josten.

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured lithograph by J. Cullum, ca. 1840, after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.

A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.

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An alchemist wearing a tall hat, sitting at a table containing his chemical instruments. Lithograph by H. Wood after F. Howard.

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by James Nasmyth.

An elderly alchemist sitting next to his equipment. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting after D. Teniers II.

The devil's doctor : Paracelsus and the world of Renaissance magic and science / Philip Ball.

Johannes Banfi Hunyades 1576-1650 / by F. Sherwood Taylor and C.H. Josten.

An alchemist with his assistants in his laboratory. Coloured lithograph by J. Cullum, ca. 1840, after D. Teniers the younger, 1640/1650.

A young woman, perhaps Prudentia, warns an alchemist of the dangers of abusing fire: in the background fires rage in buildings and mines. Oil painting after Marten de Vos.

An alchemist in his laboratory. Oil painting by a follower of David Teniers the younger.

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