Alchemy Collection (page 3)

Christina, (1626-1689), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Christina, (1626-1689), 1830. Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626-1689) the only surviving legitimate child of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, had interest in religion, philosophy

Ashmole, (1617-1692), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Ashmole, (1617-1692), 1830. Elias Ashmole (1617-1692) English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy, a royalist during the English Civil War

Will he make gold?, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Will he make gold?, 1932. Fabriquera-t-il de l or?. Engineer Zbigniew Dunikowski claimed to be in possession of a secret formula which allowed him to obtain gold from ordinary sand and rocks

Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1646. Creator: Kircher, Athanasius (1602-1680)
Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1646. Private Collection

Gold, late 19th century. Creator: George Greatbach
Gold, late 19th century. A 16th-century alchemist showing some gold that he has supposedly just made. For hundreds of years, attempts were made to create gold alchemically by transforming base metals

The Alchemist, 16th century, (1849). Creator: Bisson & Cottard
The Alchemist, 16th century, (1849). An alchemist in his laboratory. Engraving after a drawing by Ferdinand Sere, after the 16th century original by Hans Vredeman de Vries in the Bibliotheque

Frontispiece and Titlepage of The Conjurors Magazine, 1792
Frontispiece and Titlepage of The Conjurors Magazine, pub. 1792 (b/w photo)

An Alchemist. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

A Zodiac Man diagram showing the seasons for bloodletting. From Liber Cosmographiae, 1408. Found in the collection of Trinity College Library, Cambridge

Joseph Balsamo, comte de Cagliostro, in his cabinet, creating an Homunculus. Private Collection

Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1671. Artist: Kircher, Athanasius (1602-1680)
Ars magna lucis et umbrae, 1671. Private Collection

Alchemy and Astrology Taught in the Schools, 1882. Artist: Anonymous
Alchemy and Astrology Taught in the Schools, 1882. Private Collection

Illustration from De re metallica libri XII by Georgius Agricola, 1556. Artist: Anonymous
Illustration from De re metallica libri XII by Georgius Agricola, 1556. Private Collection

Nicolas Flamel (1330-1418). Artist: Anonymous
Nicolas Flamel (1330-1418). From a private collection

John Dee (From: The order of the Inspirati), 1659. Artist: Anonymous
John Dee (From: The order of the Inspirati), 1659. From a private collection

The Alchemist, 1558. Artist: Galle, Philipp (1537-1612)
The Alchemist, 1558. Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Saul and the Witch of Endor. Detail: Grimoire, 1526. Artist: Cornelisz van Oostsanen, Jacob (ca. 1470-1533)
Saul and the Witch of Endor. Detail: Grimoire, 1526. Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Saul and the Witch of Endor, 1526. Artist: Cornelisz van Oostsanen, Jacob (ca. 1470-1533)
Saul and the Witch of Endor, 1526. Found in the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicae... 1775. Artist: Anonymous
Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicae... 1775. Private Collection

Discourse on Geomancy, ca 1685. Artist: Anonymous
Discourse on Geomancy, ca 1685. Found in the collection of British Library

Vanitas Still Life. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life. Private Collection

Vanitas Still Life, 1662. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life, 1662. Private Collection

Vanitas Still Life, 1632. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life, 1632. Private Collection

Use of Sarum, 1526. Artist: Anonymous
Use of Sarum, 1526. Private Collection

Birth Amulet, 18th century. Artist: Anonymous
Birth Amulet, 18th century. Private Collection

Twelfth Key of Basil Valentine, 1651, illustrating that the Philosophers Stone must be combined with gold to produce new gold, just as a lion eats a serpent to change it into its own substance

An Alchemist, 1661. Artist: Adriaen van Ostade
An Alchemist, 1661. Painting held in The National Gallery, London. From The Dutch Genius by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London, 1911]

Elixir of Life: The Alchemist, 1558 (1956). From the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin. A print from Ideas, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

The Gold Weigher, 1908-1909. Artist: Saloman Koninck
The Gold Weigher, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London, 1908-1909)

Roger Bacon, 13th century English Franciscan friar and philosopher, (c1850). Bacon (c1214-1292) was known as Doctor Mirabilis due to his interest in magic and alchemy

Allegory of Astrology, 1490s. Artist: Pinturicchio, Bernardino (1454-1513)
Allegory of Astrology, 1490s. Found in the collection of the Appartamenti Borgia, Vatican

A scholar in his Study. Artist: Wyck, Thomas (ca. 1616-1677)
A scholar in his Study. Found in the collection of the Hallwylska Museet, Stockholm

The Alchemist, 1663. Artist: Bega, Cornelis Pietersz. (1631 / 2-1664)
The Alchemist, 1663. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Alchemical apparatus (From: Liber de secretis naturae), 1556-1557. Artist: Ulstadius (Ulstadt)
Alchemical apparatus (From: Liber de secretis naturae), 1556-1557. Found in the collection of the Yale University

De Alchimia opvscvla complvra vetervm philosophorum, 1550. Artist: Jacob, Cyriacus (active 1543-1550)
De Alchimia opvscvla complvra vetervm philosophorum, 1550. Found in the collection of the Yale University

Alchemical notebook, c. 1620. Artist: Grasshoff (Grasshof), Johann (1560-1623)
Alchemical notebook, c. 1620. Found in the collection of the Yale University

The Alchemist (after painting by David Teniers), Late 18th cent Artist: Peree, Jacques Louis (1769-1832)
The Alchemist (after painting by David Teniers), Late 18th cent.. From a private collection

An Alchemist, 1631-1640. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)
An Alchemist, 1631-1640. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

Illustration for Tripvs avrevs, hoc est, Tres tractatvs chymici selectissimi 1618. Artist: Bry, Theodor de (1528-1598)
Illustration for Tripvs avrevs, hoc est, Tres tractatvs chymici selectissimi.. 1618. From a private collection

The Four, the Three, the Two, and the One, 1595. Artist: Hans Vredeman de Vries
The Four, the Three, the Two, and the One, 1595. Illustration from the book Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae by Heinrich Khunrath, a work on alchemy. From a private collection

Hermaphrodite, 1595. Artist: Hans Vredeman de Vries
Hermaphrodite, 1595. Illustration from the book Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae by Heinrich Khunrath, a work on alchemy. From a private collection

Alchemists laboratory, 1595. Artist: Hans Vredeman de Vries
Alchemists laboratory, 1595. Illustration from the book Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae (Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom) by Heinrich Khunrath. From a private collection

Heinrich Khunrath, German chemist and alchemist, 1725
Heinrich Khunrath (c1560-1605) German chemist and alchemist, 1725. Khunrath (c1560-1605) was born in Leipzig. From Icones Virorum... by Friedrich Roth-Scholtz. (Nuremberg, 1725)

Title page of Elias Ashmoles Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum, 1652. Isaac Newton owned a copy of this book. Ashmole (1619-1692)

Alchemical laboratory showing various forms of furnace and vessels, 1652. From Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum by Elias Ashmole. (London, 1652)

The four great alchemists, 1652. Artist: Robert Vaughan
The four great alchemists, 1652. From left to right: Al-Jabir (Geber, 14th century Spanish); Arnald or Arnold of Villanova (Spanish, c1240-c1310); Rhazes (Abu Bakr Abu Bakr al-Razi)

Alchemical symbolism, 1652. A toad and serpent representing two basic types of element; fixed and earthy (toad) and the volatile (serpent). The flying eagle represents sublimation

Berthold Schwart, 14th century German Franciscan monk and alchemist, 1901. Schwart (fl 1320) is supposed to be the first European to discover gunpowder. Illustration from Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1901

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