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J. Bakewell
active 18th century
Hieroglyphicks of the natural man : cut it down, why cumbereth it the ground? Luke XIII, ver. 7 / J. Bakewell invt ; Carington Bowles excudit.
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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
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.
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Notes:
Library's copy partially trimmed within plate mark on top.
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.
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