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Alembic Collection

Background imageAlembic Collection: 'Looking Out' - painted by F. W. Topham - from the Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water

"Looking Out" - painted by F. W. Topham - from the Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Co Creator
"Looking Out" - painted by F. W. Topham - from the Exhibition of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, 1856

Background imageAlembic Collection: Scene from the Extravaganza of 'Frankenstein, or, The Model Man' at the Adelphi Theatre, 1850

Scene from the Extravaganza of "Frankenstein, or, The Model Man" at the Adelphi Theatre, 1850
Scene from the Extravaganza of "Frankenstein, or, The Model Man" at the Adelphi Theatre, [London], 1850. The Christmas extravaganza at this theatre is from the melodrama of

Background imageAlembic Collection: Scientific laboratory, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Scientific laboratory, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Scientific laboratory, [Russia?], between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Background imageAlembic Collection: The Alchemist, 1663. Creator: Cornelis Bega

The Alchemist, 1663. Creator: Cornelis Bega
The Alchemist, 1663

Background imageAlembic Collection: The Cage of Fools (La gabbia de matti), 1557-63. Creator: Sebastiano di Re

The Cage of Fools (La gabbia de matti), 1557-63. Creator: Sebastiano di Re
The Cage of Fools (La gabbia de matti), 1557-63

Background imageAlembic Collection: Gold, late 19th century. Creator: George Greatbach

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

Background imageAlembic Collection: The Sixth Key of Basil Valentine, legendary 15th century German monk and alchemist, 1651

The Sixth Key of Basil Valentine, legendary 15th century German monk and alchemist, 1651. The marriage of the alchemical king (gold) and queen (silver)

Background imageAlembic Collection: Distillation, 1882

Distillation, 1882. Cross-section showing a furnace heating a still. Matter distilled is discharged through the beak of the alembic and is condensed in the worm that runs through the refrigerator

Background imageAlembic Collection: Chemist, 1508

Chemist, 1508. A chemist or alchemist is using bellows to heat up the fire under a crucible. Behind him an alembic standing on a furnace is being used for distillation


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