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. 17th Century alchemist. 18th Century engraving by Jean Tardieu of a painting by David Teniers II, entitled 'Le Docteur Alchimiste', showing a man sitting at a desk consulting a book. Before him are a skull, a globe, an hourglass. In the background three men are talking.

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