Mephistopheles, also known as Mephisto, is a demon featured in German folklore. He originally appeared in literature as the demon in the Faust legend and has since become a stock character appearing in other works of arts and popular culture.
MEPHISTO_PHILES in the 1527 Praxis Magia Faustiana, attributed to Faust
Mephistopheles and Margaretta, wooden double sculpture, c. 1876
Mephistopheles by Mark Antokolsky, 1884
Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky was a Russian Imperial sculptor of Lithuanian Jewish descent.
Portrait of Antokolsky by Ilya Repin, 1914
Mark Antokolski in his Paris studio.