Vinegar Tom

A limited edition print of an original pencil drawing by Denise Nestor. The dog, cat, and hare are rendered in the same intricate texture detail that is synonymous with Denise's drawing style. There is, of course, a story to go along with this unusual collection of animals.

Elizabeth Clarke was the first English woman interrogated by the so-called 'Witchfinder General', Matthew Hopkins in 1645. After multiple nights of sleep deprivation and coercion she was forced to confess that she was a witch and was later hanged. Hopkins claimed that he had seen Elizabeth summoning her familiar spirits, imps in animal form. Among these familiars was a greyhound named Vinegar Tom. Described as having long legs and horns, he appeared to have the ability to shape-shift into the form of a boy. Her other familiars, supposedly witnessed appearing to her during the night, were Holt, Sacke and Sugar, Pyewackett, Pecke-in-the-Crown, Newes and Elemauzer, names which, according to Hopkins, "no mortal could invent".

Limited edition fine art print
A2 (420 x 594 mm)
Printed on Canson infinity Rag Photographique Duo
Edition: 100

These prints are shipped in postal tubes.

Denise Nestor is an artist and illustrator, originally from Co. Mayo in the west of Ireland, now based in Dublin. She works as both an artist and an illustrator. Her illustrations have featured in a number of publications including The New York Times, National Geographic, The Guardian and The Atlantic. Denise always aims to have her prints look as close to the original pencil drawings as possible, even down to the specific grain of paper, making it difficult to tell the difference.