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. Alchemist working. 17th Century Dutch oil painting by Egbert van Heemskerk I, entitled 'An Alchemist in His Study', depicting an elderly alchemist and his assistant in a cluttered workshop.

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