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Mezzotint of a grinning man reading at a table with a skull and candle while a hooded kneeling figure with a torch faces him, with bats and a demon above.

A man reading a grimoire, grinning; next to him a hooded man, kneeling on the floor, is holding a torch: they are conjuring up demons. Mezzotint after D. Teniers the younger, 1750/1790.

A grinning old man in a cap leans over a table reading an open book beside a skull, a candle, and a glass flask. A hooded, kneeling figure in the foreground raises a torch while bats and a winged demon swoop through the dark sky above.

Artist
David Teniers the Younger
Date
1750-1790
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2778 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1790.
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: Un filósofo riéndose de la magia, mezzotinta tras Teniers

Un anciano sonriente con gorra se inclina sobre una mesa, leyendo un libro abierto junto a una calavera, una vela y un frasco de vidrio. En primer plano, una figura encapuchada y arrodillada levanta una antorcha mientras murciélagos y un demonio alado surcan el cielo oscuro.

Português: Um filósofo rindo da magia, meia-tinta após Teniers

Um velho sorridente de boina debruça-se sobre uma mesa, lendo um livro aberto ao lado de uma caveira, uma vela e um frasco de vidro. Em primeiro plano, uma figura encapuzada e ajoelhada ergue uma tocha enquanto morcegos e um demônio alado cruzam o céu escuro.

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