Thomas Norton Kneeling in Prayer

A miniature painting in the style of 15th-century English manuscript illumination. The figure, identified as Thomas Norton, wears a long, red gown with a wide, textured green-gold collar and blue sleeves. He is positioned in the center, kneeling against a green background patterned with black cross-hatched lines and dots. A white scroll or banner arches over his head, bearing Latin inscriptions in black ink. The composition is cropped, suggesting part of a larger manuscript page.

This image originates from the British Library Add MS 10302, a primary source for 'The Ordinal of Alchemy' written by the English alchemist Thomas Norton. It reflects the intersection of medieval devotional practice and the pursuit of alchemical knowledge, where the practitioner is presented as a pious seeker of divine wisdom.