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Engraving of a ghostly white figure rising in smoke while a kneeling man recoils on the floor and two armed soldiers look on.

Saul and the Witch of Endor, engraving after Benjamin West

A black-and-white engraving shows a pale, shrouded ghostly figure rising in a smoky interior, gesturing toward a kneeling man who cowers on the floor with his hands outstretched. Two armed soldiers stand at the right and left, one in a doorway at the right and one at the left holding a sword, with the composition framed by a dark arch. The printed caption reads Saul and the Witch of Endor, within a decorative border.

Artist
Benjamin West
Date
30 March 1811
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3259 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1811.
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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