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The Alchemist in Search of the Philosophers Stone (1771) by Joseph Wright of Derby.

Full title, The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and prays for the successful Conclusion of his operation, as was the custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers

Source: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/wright/

The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. This photograph of the work is also in the public domain in the United States (see Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.).

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analysis of the painting - Light and Enlightenment in Joseph Wright of Derby’s The Alchymist

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(del) (rev) 08:58, 12 November 2004 . . Solipsist (Talk | contribs) . . 678×870 (38,169 bytes) (''The Alchemist in Search of the Philosophers Stone'' (1771) by Joseph Wright of Derby. {{PD-Art}})