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. Alchemist at work. 18th-century engraving of a 17th-century artwork published under the title 'The Alchymist'. The alchemist is using a pair of bellows to stoke a fire on which a potion or chemical preparation is being heated. The inscription (not shown) states: 'He's in Belief of Chymistry, so bold, if his dream last, he'll turn the Age to Gold' (referring to alchemical transformations). This is a quote from Act I, Scene I, of 'The Alchemist' (1610), a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson (1572-1637). This etching on wove paper, by Irish engraver William Baillie (1723-1792), is after Flemish artist David Teniers II (1610-1690).
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