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Black-and-white engraving of a night witches' gathering: a cloaked woman holds a torch by a lantern, flying figures overhead, a crowd at left, a man at a post at right.

Demons and witches arrive at the sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.

A black-and-white engraving of a night scene in which a cloaked old woman holds a flaming torch beside a glowing lantern, while flying figures and a torch-bearing rider soar overhead. Figures crowd at left, and a man works at a wooden post at right beneath a crescent moon.

Artist
David Teniers the Younger
Date
[1755]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2840 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1755.
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

Español: Llegada al aquelarre, grabado según David Teniers el Joven

Un grabado en blanco y negro de una escena nocturna en la que una anciana envuelta en una capa sostiene una antorcha junto a un farol encendido, mientras figuras voladoras y un jinete con antorcha surcan el cielo. A la izquierda se agrupan personajes, y a la derecha un hombre trabaja junto a un poste de madera bajo una luna creciente.

Português: Chegada ao sabá, gravura após David Teniers, o Jovem

Uma gravura em preto e branco de uma cena noturna em que uma velha envolta em capa segura uma tocha ao lado de uma lanterna acesa, enquanto figuras voadoras e um cavaleiro com tocha sobrevoam a cena. À esquerda, personagens se aglomeram; à direita, um homem trabalha em um poste de madeira sob uma lua crescente.

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