Vintage allegorical illustration shows Satan tempting

Vintage allegorical illustration shows Satan tempting well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Booth holds a pistol in his hand as Lincoln is seen in the background watching a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln's assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth, is goaded by a hideous Mephistophelian figure to shoot the unsuspecting President, who is visible in a theater box beyond. Booth stands erect, his left arm behind his back and a small pistol in his right hand. He stares straight ahead, seemingly mesmerized by Satan, who stands close behind him, pointing with one hand at the pistol and with the other at Lincoln. Rays of light issue from the demon's eyes, mouth, and ears. He wears a peacock feather on his head and is clad in a tassled medieval tunic

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