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Artist
- Name:
- Breton, Louis
- Dates:
- 18??-18??
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Engraver:
- Jarrault, A.
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- The Library of Congress, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Dictionnaire infernal
- Author(s):
- Collin de Plancy, Jacques-Albin-Simon
- Publisher:
- Paris: Henri Plon, 1863
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Depiction of Stolas, described as the Great Prince of the Underworld, who appears under the guise of an owl. When he assumes the shape of a man and shows himself to an exorcist, he teaches astronomy as well as the properties of plants and the value of gems. He has twenty-six legions under his command.
Keywords: 1860s, 19th century, bird, black & white, devil, eerie, king, monster, owl, reference book
