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Allegory on the Papal States and Venice, Title page front: Sn, Contemporary History or The Continuation of General History, 1779, Contemporary History of Italy and particularly of the Papal States and Venice, Volume VIII, print, title page, Divine Truth sits on a pedestal. In the foreground right sits a Jesuit; he is trying to look at her through a telescope. Beside him are portrait medallions of Popes Gregory and Adrian. On the left, Luther gives Truth a Bible and tramples on indulgences. Behind him is a group of men including Calvin and Melanchthon. In the foreground on the left, a man is writing the Augsburg Confession., printmaker: Simon Fokke, after design by, publisher: Pieter van der Eyk, Leiden, publisher: Daniel Vijgh, publisher: Johannes Le Mair, publisher: Jacques Alexandre Chalmot, Kampen, 1778, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 172 mm x width 116 mm, Title page for: *Sn* Hedendaagsche historie of Het vervolg van de Algemeene historie, VIIIde Deel. Leiden: Eyk, Pieter van der, Vijgh, Daniel and Le Mair, Johannes, Kampen: Chalmot, Jacques Alexandre, 1778. Print originating from a scrapbook containing title prints, ornaments, etc. on blue paper, disassembled in 1983. According to a note on the verso, the print was on p. 195 of this album., Person, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Adrian VI, Philipp Melanchthon, Gregory, A monochrome engraving showing a robed female figure seated on a raised cylindrical pedestal, draped garments flowing and one arm raised while the other rests near an open book on the pedestal, surrounded by a group of men in dark robes and hats who hold papers and sketchbooks and look toward her, one man seated on the ground examining an object and another seated nearby blowing into a long tube, a tall obelisk-like structure stands to the right partly covered

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Allegory Papal States Venice Title page front Sn Contemporary History Continuation General History 1779 Italy particularly Volume VIII print title page Divine Truth sits pedestal foreground right sits Jesuit trying look telescope Beside portrait medallions Popes Gregory Adrian left Luther gives Truth Bible tramples indulgences group men Calvin Melanchthon foreground man writing Augsburg Confession printmaker Simon Fokke design publisher Pieter van der Eyk Leiden Daniel Vijgh Johannes Le Mair Jacques Alexandre Chalmot Kampen 1778 paper etching engraving height 172 mm x width 116 mm Title page *Sn* Hedendaagsche historie Het vervolg van de Algemeene historie VIIIde Deel Eyk Pieter van der Vijgh Daniel Le Mair Johannes Chalmot Jacques Alexandre Print originating scrapbook containing title prints ornaments etc blue paper disassembled 1983 According note verso print was p 195 album Person Martin Luther John Calvin Adrian VI Philipp Melanchthon Gregory monochrome showing robed female figure seated raised cylindrical pedestal draped garments flowing arm raised rests near open book surrounded dark robes hats hold papers sketchbooks man seated ground examining object another seated nearby blowing long tube tall obelisk- structure stands right partly covered