Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Etching by D. Vivant-Denon after D. Teniers the younger.

  • Teniers, David, 1610-1690.
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40366i
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The old woman is perhaps teaching magic to her daughter. The original Teniers painting is lost but it has also been preserved in a print by Aliamet (see frame no. 26326), which does not show this scene with the old and younger woman, but rather just the old woman preparing a concoction. On the right a young naked woman is seen surrounded by old witches and demons, preparing to ascend the chimney

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1 print : etching ; image 20.3 x 28.5 cm

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Wellcome Collection 40366i

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