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Engraving of a bearded conjurer with a wand over an open book, beside a brazier, with horned demons in smoke and a kneeling man at lower left.

A conjurer casting spells with his wand and fire surrounded by a kneeling man and demons within the magic circle. Engraving by J. Brown after W.M. Craig, 1813.

An engraved plate shows a bearded conjurer in a tall hat and striped robe pointing a wand over an open book on a table beside a flaming brazier. Behind him, horned demons raise their arms in swirling smoke, while a kneeling man crouches at lower left and a snake coils on the floor.

Artist
William Marshall Craig
Date
1st May 1813
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2952 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1813.
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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