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23) 'The Witch of the Marsh', H B Marriott-Watson (1893),
Short story about a man venturing into a foreboding marsh to meet his lover, who seems to have an unnatural connection with the mist and swamp that surrounds them #31DaysofHalloween

22) Départ pour le Sabbat' (1910) and ‘Après le Sabbat’ (1911), Albert Joseph Pénot,
Paintings depicting a #witch departing for and then after a witches sabbath. (And an accurate #BeforeandAfter for most Halloween parties.)

15)#Witch soap adverts

Sapolio soap, Cosmopolitan magazine (1899)
Pears soap (1889)
Lux Soap, 'Illustrated London News' (1906)

#31DaysofHalloween If anyone has any info about these then please let me know as I don't know much about the context!

11) 'The Young Sorceress', Antoine Wiertz (c. 1857),
Oil painting of a young woman being introduced to witchcraft by an experienced #witch while sinister entities watch over them. #31DaysOfHalloween

A vaudeville was a form of theatre which consisted of a series of unrelated acts, varying from comic sketches, dancing, performing animals, and ventriloquists.

Happy New Year! 🎉
Entering 2019 like #NewYears2019 #HappyNewYearsEve