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An alchemist applying bellows to a fire beneath a retort. Oil painting by a Neapolitan painter, 18th (?) century.
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An alchemist applying bellows to a fire beneath a retort. Oil painting by a Neapolitan painter, 18th (?) century.

Unknown artist

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