Spell Collection (#6)

Witch raising a storm, 1562. From Olaus Magnus Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus, Antwerp

Witches destroying a house by fire - Swabia, 1533. Woodcut from Francesco Maria Guazzo Compendium Maleficarum, Milan, 1608

Witches casting a spell to bring rain, 1489. From De Laniis et phitonicis mulieribus by Ulrich Molitor. [Constance, 1489]

Dr Faustus (1488-1541) conjuring up Mephistopheles. Faust formed subject of dramas by Christopher Marlowe and Goethe. Goethe version basis for Gounods opera

Morgan le Fay casts spell on Merlin. Artist: Henry Ryland
Morgan le Fay casts spell on Merlin. Engraving after Henry Ryland (1856-1924), English painter and illustrator

Witch at Halloween
A witch brewing a potion to make a spell of joy at Halloween. Date: circa 1910

The Sleeping Beauty. Engraving. Colored
The Sleeping Beauty. The miracle of love. Engraving in The Iberian Illustration, 1885. Colored

Casting a spell
A magician casts a spell for a military client. Date: medieval

Illustration, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, by Kupka. Date: early 20th century

Cl魥nt-Bayard Vintage Car
Cl魥 nt-Bayard Vintage Car, England. Showing Vesta Tilley (Spell as Clement Bayard for search purposes) Date: 1910s

Book cover, Learning to Spell, by Irene Martyn. Showing a girl at a desk in front of a blackboard. Date: circa 1940s

Frederik Henriks Oath
Prince Frederik Henrik (spell his name any way you like) swears an oath regarding Holland and West Friesland. Date: circa 1640

Studies Rest Flight Egypt 1571-1639 Pen brown ink
Artokoloro

Plate 131 Scylla Changed Circe Spell Circes veneficy
Artokoloro

PERRAULT: SLEEPING BEAUTY. The old crone casts a spell on the baby princess. Drawing, c1891, by Henry J. Ford for the Perrault fairy tale

WITCHES BREWING UP STORM. Woodcut from Olaus Magnus Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus, Rome, Italy, 1555

WITCHES, 1489. Witches brewing up a hailstorm. Woodcut, German, 1489

Sleeping Groom and Sorceress, 1544 (engraving)
XJF909357 Sleeping Groom and Sorceress, 1544 (engraving) by Baldung Grien, Hans (1484/5-1545) (after); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

The Witches at the Sabbath (engraving)
XJF909345 The Witches at the Sabbath (engraving) by Baldung Grien, Hans (1484/5-1545) (after); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Awful Invocation of a Spirit, illustration to The Necromancer
XTD75525 " Awful Invocation of a Spirit", illustration to The Necromancer, engraved by George Russell, pub. by William Charlton Wright (mezzotint) by Fussel

Witches in a Hayloft (engraving)
XTD68821 Witches in a Hayloft (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Titania Awakes, Surrounded by Attendant Fairies, clinging rapturously to Bottom
BAL59174 Titania Awakes, Surrounded by Attendant Fairies, clinging rapturously to Bottom, still wearing the Asss Head, 1793-4 by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli)

The Conjuror, from The Ingoldsby Legends by Thomas Ingoldsby, published
KW341497 The Conjuror, from The Ingoldsby Legends by Thomas Ingoldsby, published by Richard Bentley & Son, 1887 (litho) by Cruikshank

Under the silver full-moonlight Shimmereth white the lake Seen through the natural arches That the crossing branches make

Illustration of the witches around their cauldron in Macbeth, from The Illustrated
KW469537 Illustration of the witches around their cauldron in Macbeth, from The Illustrated Library Shakespeare, published London 1890 (colour litho) by English School

Illustration of the witches from Macbeth, from The Illustrated Library Shakespeare
KW469536 Illustration of the witches from Macbeth, from The Illustrated Library Shakespeare, published London 1890 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English

Rinaldo in the Gardens of Armida (oil on canvas) (see also 250309)
XIR379769 Rinaldo in the garden of the palace of Armida (oil on canvas) by Fragonard, Jean-Honore (1732-1806); Private Collection; (add.info)

2619171; out of copyright

The Incantation, or The Holy Wood, 1891 (oil on canvas)
XIR26215 The Incantation, or The Holy Wood, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Serusier, Paul (1864-1927); 91.5x72 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Quimper, France; French, out of copyright

A woman is taken up to heaven after they rejected the secular authority, in the sky is the choir of angels welcome her with a laurel wreath

Magic Scene (ink on paper)
XIR230720 Magic Scene (ink on paper) by Rosso Fiorentino, Giovanni Battista (1494-1540); Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; Italian, out of copyright

The First Experiment (oil on canvas)
XIR223849 The First Experiment (oil on canvas) by Saint-Aubert, Antoine Francois (1715-88); 63x48.2 cm; Musee Municipal, Cambrai, France; French, out of copyright

Landscape at Dawn, 1705 (oil on canvas)
XIR218952 Landscape at Dawn, 1705 (oil on canvas) by Patel, Antoine Pierre the Younger (1648-1707); 82x104 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Marseille, France; French, out of copyright

Invocation of Neptune, 1866 (oil on canvas)
XIR212538 Invocation of Neptune, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Lecomte du Nouy, Jean Jules Antoine (1842-1923); 39x31 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France; French, out of copyright

Medea Rejuvenating Eson (oil on canvas)
XIR193511 Medea Rejuvenating Eson (oil on canvas) by Wijnen, Domenicus van (Ascanius) (1661-c.1720); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Pau

Blasoen of the Chamber of Rhetoric De witte Angieren Haarlem, Jan Pottey
Blasoen of the Chamber of Rhetoric " De witte Angieren" Haarlem, Jan Pottey, 1625-1700, The Netherlands

The Counter-Spell by the Image (pencil on paper heightened with white)
XIR181280 The Counter-Spell by the Image (pencil on paper heightened with white) by Vuillier, Gaston (1847-1915); Musee du Cloitre, Tulle, France; French, out of copyright

Orange Miracle Mirror, life and deeds of Prince William III, 1675, portrait of William III, Prince of Orange, around this portrait ten small representations of battles, battles and other events

Personification of loyalty, Arnold Houbraken, 1710 - 1719

Humbugging or Raising the Devil, 1800 (colour litho)
XIR176278 Humbugging or Raising the Devil, 1800 (colour litho) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; English, out of copyright

Herald of the Seven United Provinces, print maker: Daniel van den Bremden, Johannes Janssonius, 1644

Leaving for the Sabbath, 1506 (pen & ink and gouache on paper)
XIR162334 Leaving for the Sabbath, 1506 (pen & ink and gouache on paper) by Altdorfer, Albrecht (c.1480-1538); 18x12.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Le Depart pour le Sabbat; ); German

Rinaldo and Armida, 1733 (oil on canvas)
XIR13286 Rinaldo and Armida, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 135.5x170.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Ignatius Loyola Performs a devilish spell out, Hieronymus Wierix, 1611 - 1615

Saul and the Witch of Endor, 1526 (oil on panel)
XOS1219817 Saul and the Witch of Endor, 1526 (oil on panel) by Oostsanen, Jacob Cornelisz van (1470-1533); 85.5x122.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Fishmonger, Hendrik Bary, 1657 - 1707

Witches Scene, 1640-50 (oil on panel)
XKH152612 Witches Scene, 1640-50 (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 64.2x48.5 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Flemish, out of copyright

WITCHES, 1508. Witches brewing up a storm. German woodcut, 1508

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