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The figure of the alchemist shown in thought, his head cast down, his left hand holding an instrument and his right hanging down holding a pair of bellows is identical in composition to the figure in a work in the Muséee des Beaux-Arts André Malraux, Le Havre. In the Le Havre work the alchemist is poking a fire with the instrument in his left hand.
Title
An Alchemist in His Laboratory
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 53.5 x W 71 cm
Accession number
45121i
Acquisition method
purchased by Henry S. Wellcome, c.1900–1936
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
David Rÿckaert
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
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