Afterlife, Folklore, Supernatural & Witchcraft Gallery

Faust in his study watching a magic disc, or A scholar in his study, c.1652 (etching)

2563198 Faust in his study watching a magic disc, or A scholar in his study, c.1652 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 16x21 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: The print has been variously interpreted as portraying a practicing alchemist, Goethe's literary character Doctor Faustus, the founder of the Socinian sect Faustus Socinus, or a more generic allegory of faith.); A© Free Library of Philadelphia ; Print and Picture Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia; Dutch, out of copyright

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The Miracle of Miracles, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century'

489594 The Miracle of Miracles, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sarah Smith, daughter of John Symons, was brought to bed of [gave birth to] a strange monster in Darkins Parish, Essex, c.1715;
From a woodcut engraving, Entred in the Hall Book according to Order';); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

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The Astrologer Albumasar (787-885) copy of an illustration from his '

STC202530 The Astrologer Albumasar (787-885) copy of an illustration from his Introductorium in Astronomiam, Venice 1506, used in a History of Magic, published late 19th century (woodcut) by Italian School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: leading astrologer of his day; cast as a wizard in the play, Albumasar by Thomas Tomkins (1615);); The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

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