The Bald-Headed Alchemist

• 17th century
• After David Teniers II
• 24 1/4 in. W x 16 in. H
  Oil on panel
• Not on display
• Gift of Fisher Scientific International
• Fisher Collection
• FA 2000.001.259
• No known copyright restrictions

Description

A bald alchemist stands at his furnace on the right, stirring the contents of his crucible while reading a small book. Books and other apparatus are scattered on the floor. A young assistant stands near the furnace. In the background are three other assistants, two at a lab bench and one seen through an open trap door. On the left is a small dog lying near a large earthenware pot.