Anti-Roman cartoon on the election of a pope, possibly ca. 1758, Anti-Roman cartoon in which the election of a cardinal as pope is ridiculed, the depiction may refer to the appointment of Pope Clement XIII in 1758. In the center a cardinal receives the papal tiara of Fortune. The naked Fortuna standing on a sphere surrounded by allegorical figures including: Abundance, Fame, War, Blind Fury, Stupidity, Pride, Envy, Love and Lust. On the far left the expelled Religion accompanied by an angel and child with lamb and Bible sitting in the light of the All-Seeing Eye. In the background on the right is a temple in Rome where a wolf or fox sits on the throne as a pope, surrounded by monsters. In the foreground on the right a bishop with an altar boy near a chest with Roman paraphernalia and monsters from hell., print, print maker: anonymous, print maker: B.F. Immink, (possibly), Northern Netherlands, 1758, paper, etching, engraving, height, 510 mm × width, 560 mm
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Anti-Roman cartoon, election, pope, ca, 1758, cardinal, ridiculed, depiction, refer, appointment, Pope Clement XIII, center, cardinal receives, papal tiara, Fortune, naked Fortuna standing, sphere surrounded, allegorical figures, Abundance, Fame, War, Blind Fury, Stupidity, Pride, Envy, Love, Lust, far left, expelled Religion accompanied, angel, child, lamb, Bible sitting, light, -Seeing Eye, background, right, temple, Rome, wolf, fox sits, throne, surrounded, monsters, foreground, bishop, altar boy near, chest, Roman paraphernalia, hell, print, print maker, anonymous, B.F, Immink, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, height, 510 mm × width, 560 mm
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