Alchemy & Hermeticism
Portrait of Albertus Magnus
The surrounding Latin inscription identifies this hooded Dominican scholar as Albertus Magnus, while the printed credit attributes the portrait to de Bry. Redgrove places Plate 7 beside his account of Albert's work in theology, Aristotelian philosophy and natural science, connecting medieval learning with the later history of alchemy. Crucially, the same account questions the authenticity of the alchemical writings attributed to Albert, so this portrait should not be treated as proof that he wrote every work circulated under his name. The elaborate border is part of the historical portrait, not a separate illustration; the source's abbreviated de Bry credit does not establish an individual engraver or a date for this impression.
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"Portrait of Albertus Magnus" [editorial title]. In Alchemy: Ancient and Modern, H. Stanley Redgrove. Second and revised edition, 1922, William Rider & Son, Ltd.. Source scan leaf 80. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/alchemy-albertus
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Identification is supported by the inscription and plate caption. The precise de Bry attribution and date of the reproduced engraving remain unresolved.
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Portrait of Albertus Magnus. Alchemy: Ancient and Modern. Scan leaf 80. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/alchemy-albertus