Framed Antique Engraving Carl Guttenberg Alchemy Print "Le Chemiste" C. 1787

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"Le Chemiste," by German engraver Carl Guttenberg, then living in Paris, depicts the interior of a laboratory where an alchemist … more "Le Chemiste," by German engraver Carl Guttenberg, then living in Paris, depicts the interior of a laboratory where an alchemist is seated at a table next to a window. His apprentice is using a bellows on a substance in a pot. The etching is after Dutch painter Frans van Mieris the Elder's painting, which was painted c. 1655. The engraving is from the series "Galerie du Palais Royal," a set published between 1786 and 1808. "Le Chemiste" was produced between 1786 and 1790. less