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Engraving of a robed woman with a staff beside a lamp, a kneeling helmeted man, and a ghostly figure rising from smoke among bats.

David and Saul: the witch of Endor, engraving (1766)

A seated woman in flowing robes holds a long staff over a glowing lamp while a helmeted man kneels before her in a dark chamber hung with skulls. A pale ghostly figure rises from smoke at right as bats fly overhead. Fine engraved hatching, with the printed caption Elfde boek below.

Artist
Simon Fokke (mentioned on object)
Date
1766
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3100 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1766.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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