M0007668: An alchemist in his laboratory

Previous title, replaced May 2020: A savant in his cabinet, surrounded by chemical and other ap

Photograph of a framed oil painting by Mattheus van Helmont, c.1670s, depicting an alchemist in his laboratory, surrounded by chemical and other apparatus, examining a flask. A caption attached to the frame titles the work 'The Alchemist' and attributes the work to David Teniers, likely for display in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The painting was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 6th April 1939 (P661/1939). Related images: L0032826, V0017672, L0019866, L0019867, L0076173, L0040315

27 January 1941

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 45123i; Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative: P661/1939

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.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.