Art, Symbol & Imagination
Franz Seals the Violin Case: Reginald Machell
Franz leans over a violin case with both hands directed towards its lid, while a pale, sweeping apparition rises behind him. The printed caption identifies the moment when he closes the self-raising lid and draws the six-pointed seal of Solomon upon it. Reginald Machell’s illustration belongs to The Ensouled Violin in Blavatsky’s Nightmare Tales. The physical pressure upon the case opposes the intangible movement surrounding the player.
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Reginald Machell. "Franz Seals the Violin Case: Reginald Machell" [editorial title]. In Nightmare Tales, H. P. Blavatsky. 1907 Aryan Theosophical Press scan, 1907, The Aryan Theosophical Press. Source scan leaf 148. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0112-0132
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Reginald Machell. Franz Seals the Violin Case: Reginald Machell. Nightmare Tales. Scan leaf 148. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0112-0132