Walery Eliasz-Radzikowski, Pan Twardowski i diabeł (Sir Twardowski and the devil), 1878, Muzeum Adama Mickiewicza w Śmiełowie
Eliasz-Radzikowski sięgał po inspirację także do utworów literackich. To że były to akurat te powszechnie znane, było na pewno istotnym powodem jego popularności w XIX wieku. Zachował się szkic do tego obrazu.
Walery Eliasz-Radzikowski sometimes was inspired by famous literary works by Polish authors, which helped him gain popularity himself. This painting is based on a poem by Adam Mickiewicz Pan Twardowski (Sir Twardowski) about a Polish alchemist and a nobleman who made a deal with the devil for his soul. When finally the devil comes for him he had to do some tasks to fulfill the agreement, one of them was jumping into a bowl of holy water. There is a sketch for this painting.