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Black-ink lithograph of horsemen galloping through a dark night landscape beside a ruined arch, with smoky ground below.

Faust and Mephistopheles Riding Through the Witches' Sabbath Night

A black-ink lithograph shows two riders on galloping horses in a dark, shadowy night landscape. One rider in a pale coat and dark hat leans forward on a grey horse, while a dark horse rears beside a ruined arch and rough, smoky ground spreads below.

Artist
Eugène Delacroix
Date
1828
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1100 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1828).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection