Gallery›Wellcome Collection›A man reading a book, smiling; next to him a hooded man, kneeling on the floor, is holding a torch; bats, a monkey and a dog in the background. Engraving by Bason after Teniers, 1750/1790.
A man reading a book, smiling; next to him a hooded man, kneeling on the floor, is holding a torch; bats, a monkey and a dog in the background. Engraving by Bason after Teniers, 1750/1790.
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A man reading a book, smiling; next to him a hooded man, kneeling on the floor, is holding a torch; bats, a monkey and a dog in the background. Engraving by Bason after Teniers, 1750/1790.

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Lettering: La lecture diabolique; gravé d'après le tableau original de D. Teniers, apartenant à Mr. de Peters, peintre ordinaire de S.A.R. le Prince Charles de Lorraine, gouverneur des Pays Bas, &c &c &c.

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