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Dark ink and wash drawing: a pale robed spirit stands at right as a woman rises in a swirl above a prostrate man in purple, with figures in alarm at left.

The Witch of Endor raising the Spirit of Samuel

A dark wash drawing shows a gaunt, white-robed old man standing at right while a spectral figure rises in a swirl above a prostrate, bearded man in purple. At left, a kneeling woman in red and a bearded companion gesture in alarm, all emerging from a shadowy, cave-like setting.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1783
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2877 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1783; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: La bruja de Endor evocando el espíritu de Samuel

Un dibujo de aguada oscura muestra a un anciano de túnica blanca y figura demacrada, de pie a la derecha, mientras una figura espectral se eleva en un remolino sobre un hombre barbado postrado, de manto morado. A la izquierda, una mujer arrodillada de rojo y un compañero barbado gesticulan con alarma, en un escenario sombrío.

Português: A feiticeira de En-Dor evocando o espírito de Samuel

Um desenho em aguada escura mostra um ancião magro, de túnica branca, em pé à direita, enquanto uma figura espectral surge em redemoinho acima de um homem barbado prostrado, de manto roxo. À esquerda, uma mulher ajoelhada de vermelho e um companheiro barbado gesticulam em alarme, num cenário sombrio.

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