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Engraving of an old woman at a candlelit table beside a winged demon, with a skull and bottles, while a man tends a fire behind her.

Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.

An engraved interior shows an elderly woman seated at a candlelit table, with a winged demon looming at left and bottles, a skull and vessels scattered in the foreground. Behind her, a man tends a fire beside a pale nude figure on a pedestal, while flying cherubs and smoke fill the dim upper space under a blackened ceiling beam.

Artist
David Teniers the Younger
Date
1755
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2895 × 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: Preparativos para el aquelarre, grabado según David Teniers

Un grabado muestra el interior de una habitación con una anciana sentada a una mesa iluminada por una vela, con un demonio alado a la izquierda y frascos, una calavera y recipientes en primer plano. Detrás de ella, un hombre atiende un fuego junto a una figura desnuda pálida sobre un pedestal, mientras querubines voladores y humo llenan el espacio oscuro bajo una viga ennegrecida.

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