This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with a
This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with an opinion or confirm the accuracy of any text appearing alongside or in logical association with the image. Alchemy satire, 18th-century satirical artwork depicting an alchemist as a monkey operating bellows to supply air to a furnace on which potions and distillations are being prepared. This is an engraving by the French artist Pierre-Francois Basan (1723-1797), after a painting by Flemish artist David Teniers II (1610-1690). The French title of the engraving was 'Le plaisir des fous' (the pleasure of fools).
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