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Demonology

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  • The seven-headed beast is worshipped by men of all nations, as told in the Book of Revelations. Engraving.
  • The god Apollo holding his bow and an arrow. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
  • Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.
  • A theurgist performing rituals to exercise divine powers on earth. Coloured aquatint.
  • A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.
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    The god Vishnu in his fish avatar, Matsya, vanquishing the demon Hayagriva (left), who had stolen the sacred scriptures (Vedas) from the god Brahma. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 27837i
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    Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth].

    Forsyth, J. S. | Date: 1831
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    The infernal legion of demons, in Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata. Wood engraving by J.A. Faxardo after Lecurieux, ca. 1838.

    Lecurieux, Jacques Joseph, 1801-1867. | Date: 1838 | Reference: 562726i
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    Two demonic physiognomies, expressive of malignity. Drawing, c. 1789.

    | Date: c. 1789 | Reference: 29009i
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    Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.

    Teniers, David, 1610-1690. | Date: 1755 | Reference: 40368i
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