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V.M the Antichrist of wit : Pope's Dunciad.

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V.M the Antichrist of wit : Pope's Dunciad.

[Torino] : [publisher not identified], [1779]
etching
plate mark: 7 11/16 x 5 1/2 inches (195 x 140 mm); image: 7 x 5 1/16 inches (177 x 128 mm); sheet: 7 3/4 x 5 15/16 inches (196 x 150 mm)
Peel 1241
Notes
Library's copy partially trimmed within plate mark on top and bottom.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Two cherubs holding trumps and a banner with the title of the print; an arm outstretched from the clouds holding a scale in the center with a severed head on one side and a feather on the other.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department