Observe closely. It is observing you.

This striking insect-form engraving depicts Belzebuth — the “Lord of the Flies” — as imagined by Louis Le Breton in the 1863 edition of Dictionnaire Infernal. Rather than horns and flames, he appears as a chillingly precise winged specimen, rendered with almost scientific devotion. A historic example of 19th century French demonology illustration.

The result feels less mythological and more anatomical — a Victorian collision of superstition and rational classification. Minimal, graphic, and quietly unsettling, it reads like natural history… with questionable intentions.

Design Perspective

• Authentic 19th century French engraving aesthetic
• Victorian gothic illustration with clinical, specimen-like detail
• Minimal black-and-white statement art
• Ideal for museum-core and curiosity-cabinet interiors

Placement Ideas

• Entryways that set a confident tone
• Studies, libraries, and reading rooms
• Modern interiors that lean gothic, not costume
• Spaces that appreciate intellectual dark humor

Part of the Dictionnaire Infernal 1863 Collection by Geekists — a curated series of French gothic engravings reinterpreted for contemporary interiors.