Art, literature & history
The Alchemist
1663
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas mounted on panel
- Dimensions
- overall: 35 × 28.6 cm (13 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2013.34.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Cornelis Bega. The Alchemist. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Alchemist — Cornelis Bega. 1663.
Medium: oil on canvas mounted on panel.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 35 × 28.6 cm (13 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2013.34.1. From the Collection of Ethel and Martin Wunsch.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.