Et le diable qui les seduisait, fut jete dans l'etang de feu et de soufre, ou es la b ete et le faux prophete (And the devil thatdeceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are)

Vollard utilizes rapid, sketch‑like lines and a dense, swirling background texture to convey movement and tension. The lithographic method, involving drawing on a prepared stone surface and treating it with acid, allows for the stark contrasts and expressive, gestural marks that dominate the composition.

Created at the close of the 19th century, the print reflects Vollard’s interest in both avant‑garde techniques and symbolic subject matter. It was produced during a prolific period when the dealer‑artist was also experimenting with printmaking, though specific ownership records for this particular impression are limited.

The work emerges amid a broader fin‑de‑siècle fascination with occult and religious imagery, a trend shared by many Symbolist and Decadent artists. Vollard’s choice of a biblical quotation aligns the piece with contemporary explorations of moral decay and the looming anxieties of modernity.