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Warrior with a witch
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A warrior consults a witch; a devil grabs him from behind by the neck. On the right stands a half-naked female figure. The witch is kneeling in a circle in which a dead mouse, a skull and books. In her hands she has a staff and a book with signs. Perhaps here Saul at the Witch of Endor is depicted. Top right: fol 76 I 2. Print used in the book: Theatre of Accidents by Lambert van den Bos with in total twenty prints by Arnold Houbraken.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKrijgsman bij een heks. 1681 - 1683. Arnold Houbraken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
