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The witch of Endor conjures the ghost of Samuel; Saul bows before him on the right. Etching, 18th century.

Poster advertising the entertainment of the Davenport Brothers.

Macbeth consults the three witches; an apparition appears of a bloody child, who calls Macbeth's name three times. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1773, after E. Edwards.

Saul collapses as the witch of Endor conjures Samuel from the dead. Wood engraving after J. Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

Saul bows to Samuel after the witch of Endor has conjured him from the dead. Mezzotint, 1795.

The highwayman Dick Turpin, on horseback, sees a phantom riding next to him. Lithograph by W. Clerk, ca. 1839.

The Hammersmith Ghost.

Witchcraft and magic: a man conducting magic rites, devils and a ghost appearing, and a hunter cowering in terror. Coloured etching.

A boy entering a darkened barn, frightened by what he fears is a ghost but is an owl. Etching by R. Pollard and aquatint by F. Jukes, 1785, after R.M. Paye.

The risen Christ appears as a ghost to the apostles. Lithograph, 1835, after G. Huret, 1664.

A man who has rented a haunted castle is asked to shave the ghost of a deceased barber. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1861.

A group of men from the Ministry sit drinking around a table in celebration of the Catholic emancipation bill as the ghost of Charles James Fox appears on the right and Sheridan falls off his chair to vomit over a copy of a petition. Engraving by Adolphe after W. O'Keefe, 1807.

Death disguised as the knight William and his lover Lenore ride past ghostly figures of Death. Stipple engraving by Harding after Lady Diana Beauclerk, 1796.

The exorcism of a ghost. Engraving by E. Portbury, 1827, after F.P. Stephanoff.

The ghost of Ravia, dressed in white with blood on her dress, appears to her husband Cazem during a storm at night, in front of Gothic ruins, and asks him to avenge her murder. Coloured aquatint, ca. 1810.

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A man who has rented a haunted castle is asked to shave the ghost of a deceased barber. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1861.

A group of men from the Ministry sit drinking around a table in celebration of the Catholic emancipation bill as the ghost of Charles James Fox appears on the right and Sheridan falls off his chair to vomit over a copy of a petition. Engraving by Adolphe after W. O'Keefe, 1807.

Death disguised as the knight William and his lover Lenore ride past ghostly figures of Death. Stipple engraving by Harding after Lady Diana Beauclerk, 1796.

The exorcism of a ghost. Engraving by E. Portbury, 1827, after F.P. Stephanoff.

The ghost of Ravia, dressed in white with blood on her dress, appears to her husband Cazem during a storm at night, in front of Gothic ruins, and asks him to avenge her murder. Coloured aquatint, ca. 1810.