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Walpurgisnacht: a devil sees witches on broomsticks setting off into the night. Etching by R. Girling.
- Girling, Richard, 1799-1869.
- Date
- [between 1800 and 1899]
- Reference
- 40378i
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Credit: Walpurgisnacht: a devil sees witches on broomsticks setting off into the night. Etching by R. Girling. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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About this work
Publication/Creation
[Norfolk?], [between 1800 and 1899]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 11.1 x 8.1 cm
Contributors
Lettering
May day night on the Brocken. RG inven et fecit
Lettering note
The lettering is in pencil on the impression catalogued. The Brocken, or Blocksberg, in the Harz mountains, was an area famous in tradition for its witchcraft
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 40378i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores