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Engraving of a robed woman with a staff beside a lamp, a kneeling helmeted man, and a ghostly figure rising from smoke among bats.

David en Saul

A seated woman in flowing robes holds a long staff over a glowing lamp while a helmeted man kneels before her in a dark chamber hung with skulls. A pale ghostly figure rises from smoke at right as bats fly overhead. Fine engraved hatching, with the printed caption Elfde boek below.

Artist
Simon Fokke (mentioned on object)
Date
1766
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3100 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1766.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: David y Saúl: la bruja de Endor, grabado (1766)

Una mujer sentada, con ropajes fluidos, sostiene un bastón largo sobre una lámpara encendida, mientras un hombre con casco se arrodilla ante ella en una cámara oscura colgada de calaveras. Una figura fantasmal pálida surge del humo a la derecha, con murciélagos volando sobre ella. Grabado de rayado fino, con la leyenda impresa Elfde boek abajo.

Português: Davi e Saul: a feiticeira de En-Dor, gravura (1766)

Uma mulher sentada, com vestes fluidas, segura um longo cajado sobre uma lamparina acesa, enquanto um homem de elmo se ajoelha diante dela em uma câmara escura decorada com caveiras. Uma figura fantasmagórica pálida surge da fumaça à direita, com morcegos voando acima. Gravura de hachuras finas, com a legenda impressa Elfde boek embaixo.

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