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Credit
M0006967: Alchemist in search of the Philosophers Stone. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
M0006967: Alchemist in search of the Philosophers Stone
- Date:
- 15 May 1940
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/59/62
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Alchemist in search of the Philosophers Stone.
Description
Photograph of an oil painting by Joseph Wright of Derby titled 'The Alchemist' depicting an alchemist in search of the Philosophers Stone discovering phosphorus, c.1771. This reproduction was taken from a publication published by J.S. Virtue, London, but the original painting is held by the Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 28th April 1936 (PHO 7947).
Publication/Creation
15 May 1940
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:PHO 7947.
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request