Object Record
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Metadata
Title |
Le Docteur Alchimiste (The Alchemical Doctor) |
Object Name |
Engraving |
Object ID |
FA 2000.001.114 |
Description |
This engraving by J. Tardieu reproduces a painting of the same subject by David Teniers II. An older man with a lined, wizened face sits in a chair before a table, intently reading an open book. Before him sits a globe, hourglass and a human skull, reminders of both worldly knowledge and the passage of time. Other texts rest nearby. In the background, three men converse in the workshop, beneath a shelf of glassware and stoppered flasks. |
Artist |
Tardieu, Jacques Nicolas |
Artist 2 |
Teniers II, David (after) |
Date |
mid-1700s |
Dimensions |
H-9 W-11 inches |
Material |
Paper, Ink |
Medium |
Engraving |
Collection |
Fisher Collection |
Search Terms |
Engravings Alchemy in art Laboratories Alchemists Tardieu, Jacques-Nicholas, 1716-1791 Teniers, David, 1610-1690 Eighteenth century |
Provenance |
Fisher Scientific, Pittsburg, PA; Fisher Scientific International Inc., Hampton, NH, until 2000. The Chemical Heritage Foundation, 2000 (from Scientific International Inc.). |