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Black-and-white woodcut of a horned sea-devil on a serpent beside a small boat and a three-masted ship on choppy waves.

Witchcraft: a ship being confronted by a sea-devil (?). Woodcut, 1720.

A black-and-white woodcut shows a horned, bearded devil-like figure standing on a serpentine sea creature at left, facing a three-masted sailing ship at right. A small hatted figure sits in a boat between them, under a sky of streaked clouds and birds over choppy waves.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1720
Medium
Woodcuts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3528 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1720.
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: Demonio marino frente a un barco, grabado en madera de 1720

Un grabado en madera en blanco y negro muestra a una figura cornuda y barbuda, similar a un diablo, de pie sobre una criatura marina serpenteante a la izquierda, frente a un barco de vela de tres mástiles a la derecha. Una pequeña figura con sombrero se sienta en un bote entre ambos, bajo nubes alargadas y aves sobre olas agitadas.

Português: Demônio marinho diante de um navio, xilogravura de 1720

Uma xilogravura em preto e branco mostra uma figura chifruda e barbuda, semelhante a um diabo, em pé sobre uma criatura marinha serpenteante à esquerda, diante de um navio de velas com três mastros à direita. Uma pequena figura de chapéu está sentada em um bote entre os dois, sob nuvens listradas e aves sobre ondas agitadas.

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