Alchemist Collection (page 4)

Portrait of Paracelsus (Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus) (1493-1541)
XJF173289 Portrait of Paracelsus (Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus) (1493-1541), illustration from Science and Literature in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, written and engraved by Paul Lacroix

Interior of an Alchemists Study (oil on canvas)
XIL16776 Interior of an Alchemists Study (oil on canvas) by Isabey, Louis Eugene Gabriel (1803-86); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France; French, out of copyright

Leonhard Thurneysser zum Thurn, from Quinta Essentia, c. 1569 (woodcut)
746862 Leonhard Thurneysser zum Thurn, from Quinta Essentia, c.1569 (woodcut) by Seidel, Daniel (fl.c.1569) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woulfes alchemical apparatus for distilling the elixir. Peter Woulfe (1727-1803) was an Irish chemist, mineralogist and alchemist

The Alchemist, painting by Hellmer (engraving)
2798251 The Alchemist, painting by Hellmer (engraving) by Hellmer, Edmund Ritter von (1850-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Alchemist, Hellmers painting)

Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931), American inventor and businessman, who has been described as Americas greatest inventor

Nicolas Flamel, French scrivener and manuscript seller (chromolitho)
972199 Nicolas Flamel, French scrivener and manuscript seller (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolas Flamel (c1330-1418)

Discovery of gunpowder by the monk Berthold Schwarz, 1318 (chromolitho)
1093596 Discovery of gunpowder by the monk Berthold Schwarz, 1318 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Directors of the Society of Alchemy and Astrology of France in their laboratory
1127302 Directors of the Society of Alchemy and Astrology of France in their laboratory, 1903 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Un alchimiste (engraving)
2787700 Un alchimiste (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un alchimiste. Illustration for Les Merveilles de l Industrie by Louis Figuier (Furne, Jouvet)

The Alchemist (engraving)
3648070 The Alchemist (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Alchemist. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg)

The Wizard Earl, Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, 1635 (oil on canvas)
3114411 The Wizard Earl, Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, 1635 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 137x120 cm; Petworth House, West Sussex, UK; (add.info.: Henry Percy)

James IV as an alchemist in his laboratory (litho)
665677 James IV as an alchemist in his laboratory (litho) by Paget, Walter Stanley (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: James IV as an alchemist in his laboratory)

Portrait of Isaac Newton, illustration from Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great
745975 Portrait of Isaac Newton, illustration from Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, pub. by Knapton, London 1742 (engraving) by Houbraken

Alchemists, 1893 (oil on canvas)
XIR188765 Alchemists, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Mehdi (1870-99); Golestan Palace Library, Tehran, Iran; Iranian, out of copyright

Aristotle (384-322 BC) and the Philosophers Stone, from a collection of occult texts
CHT199757 Aristotle (384-322 BC) and the Philosophers Stone, from a collection of occult texts (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal, Paris

Paracelse (1493-1541) (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT213208 Paracelse (1493-1541) (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (16th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Helmont receiving an alchemist who presented him with the philosophers stone
LLM459571 Helmont receiving an alchemist who presented him with the philosophers stone by Presno, J. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The invention of gunpowder (colour litho)
2819136 The invention of gunpowder (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The invention of gunpowder by German monk and alchemist Berthold Schwartz)

Frontispiece of De Incertitudine et Vanitate Scientiarum Declamato Invectiva
746854 Frontispiece of De Incertitudine et Vanitate Scientiarum Declamato Invectiva, by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, 1539 (print & woodcut on paper) by Italian School

Alchemical writers listed by nationality, c. 1700 (pen & ink on paper)
2919725 Alchemical writers listed by nationality, c.1700 (pen & ink on paper) by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); 18.4x29.3 cm; The University of St

The Hunting of the Green Lyon, recto, c. 1700 (pen & ink on paper)
2919721 The Hunting of the Green Lyon, recto, c.1700 (pen & ink on paper) by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); 30.5x18.6 cm; The University of St

Tomb of Nicolas Flamel (c. 1330-1418) at the Cimetiere des Innocents (w / c on paper)
CHT206277 Tomb of Nicolas Flamel (c.1330-1418) at the Cimetiere des Innocents (w/c on paper) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Ms 276 Emblematic diagram of the alchemical processes for the production of
FIT77527 Ms 276 Emblematic diagram of the alchemical processes for the production of the Philosophers Stone, scene I, from the Ripley Scrolls (ink on paper mounted on linen) by English School

The Infinite Search, from Night, 1886 (lithograph in black on ivory china paper colle
2972494 The Infinite Search, from Night, 1886 (lithograph in black on ivory china paper collA©, laid down on white wove paper) by Redon

The Dissolution or The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation, pub
2966808 The Dissolution or The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

The Quack Doctor, c. 1640 (oil on canvas)
SD69253 The Quack Doctor, c.1640 (oil on canvas) by Ryckaert, David III (1612-61); 57x66.3 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Mrs Henry A

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (1486-1535) title page engraving from
5615720 Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (1486-1535) title page engraving from De occulta philosophia libri tres published in 1533

Scene de l Alchimiste (engraving)
3644486 Scene de l Alchimiste (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene de l Alchimiste. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1849)

Frontispiece to Magiae Naturalis Libri Viginti by Giovanni Battista della Porta
746855 Frontispiece to Magiae Naturalis Libri Viginti by Giovanni Battista della Porta, 1644 (engraving) by European School

Fourneau, cornues et appareils distillatoires, a l usage des chimistes et alchimistes du XVIe siecle (engraving)
2781961 Fourneau, cornues et appareils distillatoires, a l usage des chimistes et alchimistes du XVIe siecle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fourneau)

Record of an experiment in six stages beginning with distillation followed by burning
2919724 Record of an experiment in six stages beginning with distillation followed by burning, further distillation, decoction, calcination and sublimation, c.1700 (pen & ink on paper) by Newton

The Hunting of the Green Lyon, recto, detail, c. 1700 (pen & ink on paper)
2919722 The Hunting of the Green Lyon, recto, detail, c.1700 (pen & ink on paper) by Newton, Isaac (1642-1727); 30.5x18.6 cm; The University of St

Music sheet cover for The Faust Quadrille composed by Charles Coote (chromolitho)
BAL5925 Music sheet cover for The Faust Quadrille composed by Charles Coote (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Sir Isaac Newton (engraving)
451656 Sir Isaac Newton (engraving) by Houbracken, Jacobus (1698-1780); 37x23.2 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English physicist

Tombstone of Nicolas Flamel, originally from the Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie
CHT206278 Tombstone of Nicolas Flamel, originally from the Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, 1418 (stone) by French School

A Philosopher, possibly Hermes Trismegistus, from Histoire des Philosophes
HIG294482 A Philosopher, possibly Hermes Trismegistus, from Histoire des Philosophes, late 15th century (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hermes Trismegistus)

Lavoisiers Experiment on the Reconstruction of Water in 1790, c
CHT166602 Lavoisiers Experiment on the Reconstruction of Water in 1790, c.1860 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, physiologist and doctor, and his son
6029818 Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, physiologist and doctor, and his son, the alchemist Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont (engraving) by Flemish School

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, from "True Portraits
5668950 Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, from A" True PortraitsA...A" by AndreThevet, published in 1584 (engraving) by Thevet

The Alchemist (oil on panel)
1767295 The Alchemist (oil on panel) by Breakspeare, William A. (1855-1914); 23.7x32.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

John Dee, c. 1594 (oil on canvas)
1217371 John Dee, c.1594 (oil on canvas) by British School, (16th century); 76x63.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; British, out of copyright

The British Association at Birmingham (engraving)
1054997 The British Association at Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Association at Birmingham)

The Alchemist (engraving)
1094615 The Alchemist (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Alchemist. Illustration for Science and Literature in the Middle Ages by Paul Lacroix (Bickers)

Furnace, Retorts, Stills, and Distilling Appartus, as used by Chemists and Alchemists of the Sixteenth Century
1094652 Furnace, Retorts, Stills, and Distilling Appartus, as used by Chemists and Alchemists of the Sixteenth Century (engraving) by French School

Persian alchemist Rhazes in his laboratory (engraving)
1127306 Persian alchemist Rhazes in his laboratory (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muhammad ibn Zakariyu RuzA (854-925), was a Persian polymath

Titlepage of Ludicrum Chiromanticum, 1661 (engraving) Frontispiece of the "
3058198 Titlepage of Ludicrum Chiromanticum, 1661 (engraving) Frontispiece of the " Thesaurus Chiromantiae" (1661) by German School

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"The Alchemist's Quest: Unveiling the Secrets of Transformation" Step into the mystical world of alchemy, where ancient wisdom and hidden knowledge intertwine. From the enigmatic Emerald Tablet to the captivating Smaragdine Table or Tabula Smaragdina, these cryptic texts have fascinated seekers of truth for centuries. The alchemical tree stands tall, symbolizing the intricate branches of Philosophia reformata – a philosophy that seeks to refine both mind and matter. Among its illustrious practitioners is Count of St Germain, a French alchemist whose legendary abilities still echo through time. But let us not forget Mary the Jewess, hailed as the first true alchemist. Her pioneering experiments paved the way for future generations to delve deeper into this arcane art. Even renowned figures like Sir Isaac Newton were captivated by alchemy's allure. This brilliant English mathematician dedicated countless hours in pursuit of transmutation secrets. Similarly, John Dee and Edward Kelly formed an infamous duo whose collaboration birthed remarkable discoveries. Hermes Trismegistus himself looms large over this realm – a classical god who embodied both wisdom and magic. His teachings continue to guide those brave enough to venture into uncharted territories. In William Hogarth's Rake Plate 7, we witness an alchemist at work - surrounded by bubbling flasks and mysterious symbols - his quest for transformation unfolding before our eyes. Analogies abound within Basilica Philosophica's Microcosm and Macrocosm concept; it reveals how every individual mirrors the vast universe itself – a profound insight that lies at the heart of alchemical exploration. And finally, Heinrich Khunrath invites us into The Alchemists Laboratory – a mesmerizing depiction filled with esoteric apparatuses hinting at untold possibilities waiting to be unlocked.