In a large stone chamber, a young woman in a blue skirt leans close to study a flask held by an elderly, bearded iatrochemist. He rests against a table covered with an embroidered carpet, topped with other glass vessels and jars. At left, a small child plays among discarded earthenware pots. Through an alcove to the rear of the room, that iatrochemist's furnace and experimental equipment can be seen. Object Type: painting. Date: 1785. Dimensions: height: 13.3 in (33.8 cm); width: 15.8 in (40.1 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Science History Institute. Marie-Marc-Antoine Bilcoq, 1755-1838 The iatrochemist
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