Witches in a hay loft [graphic]Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker[29 April 1807]eng"A yokel puts his head through a trap-door (left), holding up a lantern and pitchfork. He gapes in horror at the sight before him. Two witches (right) sit over a fire burning in a bowl; one holding a broom gazes grimly towards the creatures they have called up: two bodies, one old, the other young, both winged, one having wings of flame, terminate together in the crouching hind-legs of a beast of prey; with these are the head and neck of a monstrous bird. Two grotesque goblins emerge from clouds (left), and a serpent hisses at the women."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Plate numbered '18' in upper right corner.Later state issued around 1813. Cf. No. 12150, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 9 for description with different plate number.