Méphistophélès recevant l'écolier (BM 1924,1014.7.7)
Summary
In the foreground to right, Mephistopheles, dressed in Faust's clothes, is seated and talks to the student who, mistaking him for the doctor, holds his hat respectfully in both hands; at the back of the room, Faust observes the scene, having emerged from behind a curtain (serving as a a screen), the edge of which he grasps; in the background, a laden shelf and the top of an arched doorway. 1827
Lithograph
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Date
1827
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
public domain