Northern Netherlands, Immink, BF, Anti-Roman cartoon on the election of a pope, possibly ca. 1758, lower left - handwritten, Anti-Roman cartoon in which the election of a cardinal as pope is ridiculed, the representation possibly refers to the appointment of Pope Clement XIII in 1758. In the center a cardinal receives the papal tiara from Fortuna. The naked Fortuna standing on a globe surrounded by allegorical figures including: Abundance, Fame, War, Blind Rage, 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 a temple in Rome where a wolf or fox sits on the throne as pope, surrounded by monsters. In the foreground on the right a bishop with an altar boy at a chest with Roman paraphernalia and monsters from hell., print, engraving, cartoon, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller History plates, This plate has never been published, the copper plate is in the possession of the bookseller Altheer. 1801. (P. van Musschenbroek), height 510 mm, width 560 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1758 - 1758, paper, papier, etching, engraving (printing process)
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Northern Netherlands, Immink, Bf, Anti-Roman cartoon, election, pope, ca, 1758, lower, left, - handwritten, cardinal, ridiculed, representation, refers, appointment, Pope Clement XIII, center, cardinal receives, papal tiara, Fortuna, naked Fortuna standing, globe surrounded, allegorical figures, Abundance, Fame, War, Blind Rage, 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, chest, Roman paraphernalia, hell, print, engraving, cartoon, prints, engravings, Frederik Muller History plates, plate, never, published, copper plate, possession, bookseller Altheer, 1801, P, van Musschenbroek, height 510 mm, width 560 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1758 - 1758, paper, papier, etching, printing process
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