Teniers painting emerges after 200-year wait

The last time this painting by David Teniers the younger (before 1610-90), depicting an alchemist in his workshop, was mentioned in a publication was back in 1877 and it comes to the market after having been in a Swiss family collection for over 200 years.

The 2ft x 2ft 6in (61 x 76.5cm) oil on canvas, which is signed D Teniers Fec lower right, will be …

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