Edward Kelley Evoking a Spirit in a Churchyard

In a dark churchyard at night, two men in long robes stand inside a circular boundary marked with occult symbols. One man holds a tall staff topped with a glowing light, while the other holds an open book, seemingly reading an incantation. Across from them, a tall, pale, spectral figure wrapped in burial linens stands upright. The background features an old stone church under a stormy, cloud-filled sky with a crescent moon.

This engraving depicts the legendary necromantic practices attributed to the Elizabethan magus John Dee and his scryer Edward Kelley, specifically their purported attempt to summon a spirit in a graveyard. It reflects the early modern conflation of natural philosophy, Enochian magic, and popular folklore regarding necromancy.