#tompkinsharrisonmatteson

[raincrowstudios-official]

A Witch’s Mark or a Devil’s mark was the imprint of the Devil’s initials on a witch using his claws or a hot iron. During witch trials in the 1600s, the practice of “pricking a witch” came about where witches had pins driven into old scars or calluses to find an area free of pain that proved a communion with the devil.

Painting -  "Examination of a witch" by Tompkins Harrison Matteson (1853)

[met-american-paintings]

Scene from Literature (from McGuire Scapbook), Tompkins Harrison Matteson, American Paintings and Sculpture

Gift of James C. McGuire, 1926 Size: 5 3/8 x 4 15/16 in. (13.7 x 12.5 cm) Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11522

[the-met-art]

Scene from Literature (from McGuire Scapbook) by Tompkins Harrison Matteson, American Paintings and Sculpture

Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper

Gift of James C. McGuire, 1926 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11522