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The Alchemist

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1771
The Alchemist, Joseph Wright of Derby
The Alchemist, zoomed in
127 cmThe Alchemist scale comparison106.1 cm

The Alchemist is an Enlightenment Oil on Canvas Painting created by Joseph Wright of Derby in 1771. It lives at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery in England. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Science and Alchemy. SourceDownloadSee The Alchemist in the Kaleidoscope

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