Le Grimoire d' Hypocrate

• Engraved by Francesco Pedro, Italian. After David Teniers II
• Image: 11.75 x 16.75 in.
  Engraving on laid paper
• Not on display
• Gift of Fisher Scientific International
• Fisher Collection
• FA 2000.001.098
• No known copyright restrictions

Description

An alchemist stands reading a book while mixing an experiment in the left foreground. Men are working by an open hearth in the back of the laboratory.

Inscription

Se 'l grand' arcano ritrovar intendi,
Ah cessa. Il tempo, a la fatica getti.
A miglior uso si riserbi l'Arte
Che all' altre suol essere Maestra, e due.