Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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The Witch of Endor raising Samuel

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1848
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The Witch of Endor raising Samuel

Description

The first Book of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible describes the Witch of Endor as summoning the prophet Samuel's spirit, at the demand of King Saul of the Kingdom of Israel (I Samuel 28:7-14).

Last updated: 12th December 2018 by Margaret