Witches, a Witchy Wednesday article.

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Drs. Hermanus Schaepman and Abraham Kuyper, shown as witches, stoke the fire of a cauldron from which emanate devils; symbolising their struggle to institute suffrage, against prevailing resistance in the Dutch second chamber. Reproduction of a lithograph after Van Geldorp, 1901.
van Geldorp, active 1901.Date: 28 June 1901
Licence: Public Domain Mark

Welcome to another Witchy Wednesday! This week I thought it would be nice to share with you some fabulous images I have sourced from the Welcome Collection. The Welcome Collection is a fantastic place to do historical research both in person and online. 

https://wellcomecollection.org/

All of these images are of different depictions of Witches and all are in the public domain due to their age. 


A lady seeking knowledge of her lover from a wizard. Process print after Sir E. Burne-Jones.
Edward Burne-Jones
Licence: Public Domain Mark



A witch holding a plant in one hand and a fan in the other. Woodcut, ca. 1700-1720.
Date: 1700-1720
Licence: Public Domain Mark



Witchcraft: a witch and a devil in a circle. Woodcut, 1720.
Date: 1720
Licence: Public Domain Mark



A witch at her table being helped by her attendant: they are surrounded by various bottles, mortars and jars. Etching by W. Unger.
William Unger
Licence: Public Domain Mark



A witch. Oil painting.
Reference:
45126i
Description
She seems to stir a potion in a jar while pointing to a passage in a book open on her lap. Centre, an alcove or fire place in which are placed three animal skulls (an ox, a dog and a bird); foreground, the skull of a ram. Left and background, other objects.
Imaged sourced from Welcome Collection.




Witches: five silhouetted figures. Aquatint by M. Dubourg after B.A. Townshend, 1815.
Townshend, Barbara Anne Date: Sept. 1, 1815
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Sourced from Welcome Collection.





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