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J. Bakewell
active 18th centuryury
Hieroglyphicks of the natural man : cut it down, why cumbereth it the ground? Luke XIII, ver. 7 / J. Bakewell invt ; Carington Bowles excudit.
Published
London : Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, No. 69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London, Publish'd as the Act directs, 1 Jany. 1771 Jan. 1, 1771.
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plate mark: 13 15/16 x 9 15/16 inches (354 x 253 mm); image: 13 x 9 3/4 inches (330 x 248 mm); sheet: 14 1/8 x 10 3/16 inches (359 x 259 mm)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 1239
Notes
Library's copy partially trimmed within plate mark on top.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Large tree with the serpent sitting on top of the trunk, apples hanging from branches with various types of sin printed on them; the devil is watering the tree with a watering can; a skeleton holds an axe ready to cut down the tree; an angel flies away; the sky is labeled "wrath" with lightening bolts.
Associated names
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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