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Hennig Brand, the German alchemist, discovering phosphorus. Etching, 19th century.

An alchemist in his study, discovering phosphorus; a young man and a boy in the background. Mezzotint by W. Pether, 1775, after J. Wright of Derby, 1771.

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Hennig Brand, the German alchemist, discovering phosphorus. Etching, 19th century.

An alchemist in his study, discovering phosphorus; a young man and a boy in the background. Mezzotint by W. Pether, 1775, after J. Wright of Derby, 1771.