Title

'Mercy Swoons Before the Gate', c1916. Artist: William Strang.

Caption

'Mercy Swoons Before the Gate', c1916. An illustration from John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. An English nonconformist preacher and writer, Bunyan (1628-1688) was the author of the famous allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. Over the course of his life Bunyan spent just over twelve years in prison in Bedford, for preaching without a licence. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, illustrated by W. Strang. [George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., London, c1916]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1916

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C68_431

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33,5Mb (2,3Mb) / 13,6in x 9,5in / 4088 x 2864 (300dpi)

Keywords

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