Featured on PDR in the essay Woodcuts and Witches
Jon Crabb on the witch craze of early modern Europe, and how the concurrent rise of the mass-produced woodcut helped forge the archetype of the broom-riding crone — complete with cauldron and cats — so familiar today.
Also appearing in the essay…
Illustration for the Story of Jasper Cunningham of Aberdeen, Who Tries to Seduce His Sister While They Are Walking in a Garden.
Date
1720
From
The History of Witches and Wizards
Image Size
760 x 486