M0006966: A young alchemist working bellows at a furnace
- Date:
- 15 May 1940
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/59/61
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: A young alchemist works a bellows at his furnace. Etching by
Description
Photograph of an etching by Thomas Major, after David Teniers the younger, of a young alchemist working a bellows at his furnace, with lettering in french, c.1755. Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 10th March 1936 (PHO 7601). Related images: V0025546, V0025993.
Publication/Creation
15 May 1940
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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