An alchemist in his untidy laboratory. Etching by L. Le Grand after T. Wyck.
- Wyck, Thomas, approximately 1616-1677.
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The alchemist is turning his face with a wistful smile to the spectator, his assistant behind almost hidden. Typical of Wyck's idea of the alchemist's nature is the contrast between the sun-lit organic life outside the window and the atmosphere of the man-made disorder and stagnant thought inside
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1 print : etching
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Thomas Wyck pinxit. L. Le Grand sculp.
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Wellcome Collection 36099i
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