An alchemist concentrates on a book in his study, while Death next to him tells him "My dear Herr Collaborator, you are are too hardworking". Gouache painting.

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37886i
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view An alchemist concentrates on a book in his study, while Death next to him tells him "My dear Herr Collaborator, you are are too hardworking". Gouache painting.

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An alchemist concentrates on a book in his study, while Death next to him tells him "My dear Herr Collaborator, you are are too hardworking". Gouache painting. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A cemetery with crosses and tombstones lies to the right. An alchemist's alembic sits on the left

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1 painting : gouache, on vellum ; sheet 10 x 17.3 cm

Lettering

Ich wolte ich könte mich mässigen. Mein lieber Hr. Collaborator sie sind gar zu fleissig First sentence of lettering in the leaves of the book the alchemist is reading; the second sentence on a sheet held by Death

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Wellcome Collection 37886i

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