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A gray-bearded alchemist facing right with red cap writes with quill at desk; in front on tables and floor are many different jars, fabric covers tied with string; also a celestial globe, glass jars and a pipe. Illumination is from a window at left; from ceiling hangs, left to right, a birdcage with green vine, bird sitting outside cage; a hanging sword; and three fantastical creatures. In background a man attends a furnace.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Egbert_van_Heemskerck" class="extiw" title="w:en:Egbert van Heemskerck"><span title="painter from the Northern Netherlands (1634 or 1635-1704)">Egbert van Heemskerk</span></a>
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17<sup>th</sup> century <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7</div>
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