Title

The four great alchemists, 1652. Artist: Robert Vaughan

Caption

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, 9th century Persian); the legendary Hermes Trismegistes. They are portrayed looking down on workers in a laboratory. From Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum by Elias Ashmole. (London, 1652).
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1652

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B64_454

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29,9Mb (2,8Mb) / 9,6in x 12,2in / 2868 x 3646 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature animal Robert Vaughan Elias Ashmole Ashmole Elias Geber Villanova Arnold of al-Razi Abu Bakr Rhazes Rasis Abu Bakr Mohammad Ibn Zakariya al-Razi Vaughan Robert England people male interior indoors working work job man men religious fruit flower flowers plant country French France religion Spain Spanish science insect guy occupation watching British English decorative medieval Islam Islamic laboratory scientist chemistry location century Britain profession inside Iran Iranian concept legend border mythology B&W MONOCHROME 17th century laboratory equipment black & white black and white B W legendary mediaeval Persian Middle Ages Persia 14th century alchemy Fourteenth Century Thirteenth Century 13th century seventeenth century Oxford Science Archive 9th century alchemist Hermes Trismestigus mythical figure TGN Abu Bakr al-Razi Al-Jabir Arnold of Villanova engraving Elias Ashmole engraving