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Interior with an alchemist seated in centre and his assistants to left and right. Oil painting attributed to M. van Helmont, 16--.

A savant in his cabinet, surrounded by chemical and other apparatus, examining a flask. Oil painting by Mattheus van Helmont, 167-.

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Helmont, Mattheus van, 1623-after 1674.

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Images by Helmont, Mattheus van, 1623-after 1674.

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A savant in his cabinet, surrounded by chemical and other apparatus, examining a flask. Oil painting by Mattheus van Helmont, 167-.

Interior with an alchemist seated in centre and his assistants to left and right. Oil painting attributed to M. van Helmont, 16--.