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The seven-headed beast is worshipped by men of all nations, as told in the Book of Revelations. Engraving.

The god Apollo holding his bow and an arrow. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

Durga slaying the Buffalo demon depicted on a stand and surmounted on a torana decorated with smaller figures of demon kings and Hindu gods. Transfer lithograph.

A theurgist performing rituals to exercise divine powers on earth. Coloured aquatint.

A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.

Witchcraft: Robert Hunt, with two other men, surmounted by a devil. Woodcut, 1720.

Witchcraft: a witch and a devil in a circle. Woodcut, 1720.

The hierarchie of the blessed angells. Their names, orders and offices / The fall of Lucifer with his angells. Written by Tho. Heywood.

Punishments of Hell. Chromolithograph.

Witchcraft: witches giving babies to the devil. Woodcut, 1720.

The god Vishnu in his fish avatar, Matsya, vanquishing the demon Hayagriva (left), who had stolen the sacred scriptures (Vedas) from the god Brahma. Gouache drawing.

Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth].

The infernal legion of demons, in Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata. Wood engraving by J.A. Faxardo after Lecurieux, ca. 1838.

Two demonic physiognomies, expressive of malignity. Drawing, c. 1789.

Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.

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The god Vishnu in his fish avatar, Matsya, vanquishing the demon Hayagriva (left), who had stolen the sacred scriptures (Vedas) from the god Brahma. Gouache drawing.

Demonologia; or, natural knowledge revealed; being an exposé of ancient and modern superstitions. Credulity, fanaticism, enthusiasm, & imposture, as connected with the doctrine, caballa, and jargon, of amulets, apparitions, astrology, charms, demonology ... witchcraft, &c / By J.S. F[orsyth].

The infernal legion of demons, in Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata. Wood engraving by J.A. Faxardo after Lecurieux, ca. 1838.

Two demonic physiognomies, expressive of malignity. Drawing, c. 1789.

Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Engraving by J. Aliamet after D. Teniers the younger, 1755.