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Engraving of three women in long dress with a black cat, a small dog and a bird, labels reading Margaret, Joan Flower and Philippa.

Three witches with a cat, a dog and a bird. Engraving, ca. 1800, after a woodcut, 1619.

Three women stand in a row in long skirts and aprons, labeled Margaret, Joan Flower and Philippa, with a black cat, a small dog and a bird perched near them. Joan holds a crutch and a stick, and the engraving has a sketched, hatched style with a caption line reading Her two Daughters below.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[1800?]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3225 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1810.
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: Tres mujeres acusadas de brujería con animales, grabado de 1619

Tres mujeres están de pie en fila, con faldas largas y delantales, identificadas como Margaret, Joan Flower y Philippa, junto a un gato negro, un perro pequeño y un pájaro posado cerca. Joan sostiene un bastón y una muleta, y el grabado tiene un trazado de líneas cruzadas con una leyenda inferior que dice Her two Daughters.

Português: Três mulheres acusadas de bruxaria com animais, gravura de 1619

Três mulheres estão em pé lado a lado, com saias longas e aventais, identificadas como Margaret, Joan Flower e Philippa, ao lado de um gato preto, um cachorro pequeno e um pássaro empoleirado. Joan segura uma muleta e um bastão, e a gravura tem hachuras finas com a legenda Her two Daughters na parte inferior.

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