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Set in the ground floor of an old house, with a tilestone floor and a wooden ceiling. Centre, an enormous old stone fireplace used as a furnace, with, on the floor in front of it, a flask containing an emerald-green liquid. Right, the alchemist sits in darkness, surrounded by scientific instruments. Centre background, a window with a view to a church beyond.
Title
An Alchemist
Date
1890
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 123.5 x W 146 cm
Accession number
45145i
Acquisition method
purchased by Henry S. Wellcome, c.1900–1936
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
Eugène Lomont 1890
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
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