This is a drawing depicting various mystical or supernatural scenes. In the central image, a person is seated on a bench in an interior setting surrounded by mythical creatures. Surrounding this central image are vignettes: an angelic figure near a gate, a hooded figure with a staff, a crowd near a building, and people around a cross. The border includes serpentine forms and fantastical elements, suggesting a narrative involving the supernatural and mixing religious, mystical, and infernal iconography.
Artwork Details
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- etching, drypoint, aquatint (spirit ground), spit bite, and roulette in black on Japanese paper
- Dimensions
- 3064 × 4624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original