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Mezzotint of a grinning man reading at a table with a skull and candle while a hooded kneeling figure with a torch faces him, with bats and a demon above.

A Philosopher Laughing at Magick, mezzotint after Teniers

A grinning old man in a cap leans over a table reading an open book beside a skull, a candle, and a glass flask. A hooded, kneeling figure in the foreground raises a torch while bats and a winged demon swoop through the dark sky above.

Artist
David Teniers the Younger
Date
1750-1790
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2778 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1790.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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