Collection: Dictionnaire Infernal (1863) — Victorian Gothic Engravings

Victorian Demonology, Reinterpreted.

The 1863 edition of Dictionnaire Infernal by Jacques Collin de Plancy remains one of the most visually arresting encyclopedias of nineteenth-century occult scholarship. Featuring engravings by French illustrator Louis Le Breton, the volume cataloged demons, allegorical figures, and infernal archetypes with an almost academic precision.

What might have once been theological warning now reads as gothic illustration — theatrical, symbolic, and unexpectedly modern.

This collection reinterprets those original Victorian engravings for contemporary interiors. Each piece preserves the dramatic linework and historical integrity of the source while presenting it through a restrained, museum-core lens.

What Defines This Collection

• Authentic 19th century French engraving aesthetic
• Victorian gothic demonology illustration
• Occult encyclopedia artwork with academic undertones
• Minimal black-and-white statement decor
• Designed for dark academia and museum-inspired interiors

The Archetypes

Each figure in the Dictionnaire Infernal operates as an allegory — appetite, sloth, nightmare, excess, unease. Removed from superstition and viewed through a design lens, they become mood pieces: historical, ironic, and visually striking.

• Ephialtes — the nightmare figure, suspended between folklore and psychology
• Belphégor — sloth rendered with absurd human familiarity
• Behemoth — indulgence illustrated with operatic weight
• Belzebuth — the insect form, precise and unsettling

Designed For

• Dark academia interiors
• Curiosity-cabinet aesthetics
• Libraries and studies
• Dining rooms with restraint and irony
• Homes that appreciate antique engraving art

This is not costume gothic. This is not occult novelty decor. This is nineteenth-century French demonology illustration — reframed for modern walls and interiors.

Explore canvas prints, throw pillows, and curated home accents inspired by one of the most distinctive gothic art publications of the Victorian era.