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A group of three 'puffers' (uninitiated alchemists) reading books, and a credulous peasant trying his luck at alchemy, his weeping wife and miserable child trying to detain him from alchemical pursuit. Engraving by F. Godefroy after J. Steen.
Lettering: Les souffleurs et le paisan credule. Aux larmes de ta femme insensible butor/ Crois de ses bijoux faire sortir de l'or?/ Ce métal précieux est produit par la terre.// Et jamais le creuset n'en peut être le pere./ Des ces vits imposteurs évite les appas/ Ils promettent beaucoup, mais ils ne tiendrons pas. ; Lecluse H.C.P. ; J. Steen pint. ; Gravé par F. Godefroy, sous le direction de Mr.…
Creator
- Jan Havicksz Steen
- Jan Steen
Type of item
- Intaglio prints
Creator
- Jan Havicksz Steen
- Jan Steen
Type of item
- Intaglio prints
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Wellcome Collection
Source
- V0025534
Identifier
- V0025534
- b1193317
- ICV No 25982
- y6fwcrde
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:20:58.959Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:20:58.959Z