The Alchemist

• 17th century
• Mattheus van Helmont, Flemish
• 23 in. W x 18 in. H
  Oil on canvas
• Not on display
• Gift of Roy Eddleman
• Eddleman Collection
• FA 2000.003.030
• No known copyright restrictions

Description

Standing amid the clutter of manuscripts, straw, garments, and vessels is a man wearing a red cap and holding a flask, with a young assistant standing near him. In the background are two men working near a furnace. In the upper left is a window shedding light on the alchemist.