Night of May 1st when the witches meet on the Blacksburg and wreak havoc.
The last of the large sets engraved by Mohr I have sought for some time - it is not generally hard to find on Ebay but, it is very popular and so finding at your price can be a challenge.
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I am drawn to the humor and inventiveness of the engraving but, these figures from Walter Fisher pushed me over the edge as they are extraordinarily well painted.
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Here is another stunning version from Jean Pierre Duthilleul From Coueron 2018
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and Hanno Schmuck
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and finally a more clear version of the set as a whole from our site:
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Jim Woodley in his excellent series on Mohr figures 6.10 has this interesting tidbit - figure 53 - row 2 figure 5 - 'The Inquisitive Traveller, is a self portrait of Mohr himself. He stands holding a pistol to his head, umbrella under his left arm, in which hand he holds a carpet bag with the initials K.M. He is dressed only in a top-hat, boots and a strategically placed binocular case.'
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