The Witch's Frolic by Alfred Bestall
The witch's frolic, taking place on Hallowe'en, the date when Saman, Lord of Death, called together the spirits of all the wicked dead who in the last twelve months had been condemned to inhabit the bodies of animals. Witches were always initiated by others and Bestall's fanciful picture suggests the novitiate of a young malefica
Picture No
12021266
Media ID
43803391
Size
3869px x 5185px
(10.2MB)
Credit
©Estate of Alfred Bestall/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration by Alfred Bestall in The Tatler, 23 September 1936
Date
1936
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