Design for an Ornamental Border Used for the Surround to the General Chart in John Pine's 'Tapestry Hangings in the House of Lords', Gravelot, French, 1699 - 1773, active in England, John Pine, English, 1690 - 1756, Brush and brown ink and brown wash over gray ink on white laid paper in six sections, laid down, The central shape and four not quite complete circles (intended for globes) in each corner are cut out. At the top center of the ornamental framing border (which incorporates scroll-work), there is a diadem made of ship prows; at the bottom center, the head of Neptune with some of his attributes. At the upper right of the ornamental border, the seated figure of Britannia holds a sword and shield to vanquish the figures (at lower right) of Envy (a bare-breasted woman holding a snake), Superstition (a blindfolded figure holding a torch) and Spain (a fallen man, holding a sword, next to a tower and lion). At the upper left, the personification of True Religion (a draped, seated woman holding a book and torch) presides above lightning and the fleeing figures of Hypocrisy, Ignorance and Popery (woman and fox, devil, monk at lower left)., London, England, ca. 1739, ornament, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Ornamental Border, Surround, General Chart, John Pine's 'Tapestry Hangings, House, Lords', Gravelot, French, 1699 - 1773, active, England, John Pine, English, 1690 - 1756, Brush, brown ink, brown wash, gray ink, white laid paper, six sections, laid down, central shape, four, quite complete circles, intended, globes, corner, cut out, top center, ornamental framing border, incorporates scroll-work, diadem, ship prows, bottom center, head, Neptune, attributes, upper right, ornamental border, seated figure, Britannia holds, sword, shield, vanquish, figures, lower right, Envy, bare-breasted woman holding, snake, Superstition, blindfolded figure holding, torch, Spain, fallen man, holding, sword, next, tower, lion, upper left, personification, True Religion, draped, seated woman holding, book, torch, presides, lightning, fleeing figures, Hypocrisy, Ignorance, Popery, woman, fox, devil, monk, lower left, London, England, ca, 1739, ornament, Drawing, Drawing
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