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

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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. The Alchemist. 17th century Flemish oil painting by Mattheus van Helmont entitled 'The Alchemist', depicting an elderly alchemist in a cluttered workshop. Around him are several of his assistants.

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