The Alchemist

• 17th–18th century
• Gerard Thomas
• 20 x 26.5 in.
  Oil on canvas
• Not on display
• Gift of Fisher Scientific International
• Fisher Collection
• FA 2000.001.283
• No known copyright restrictions

Description

A bearded man wearing a white cap works the bellows on a small furnace in a large laboratory. Books, jars, glassware, and a distillation apparatus are scattered throughout the room. In the background are three workers, one holding up a flask.