The brazen face'd o----r, or, Popish incendiary [graphic].

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Title
The brazen face'd o----r, or, Popish incendiary [graphic].
Alternative Title
Popish incendiary
Brazen faced orator
Temple of Rebellion
Published / Created
publish'd according to act of Parliament, December 10, 1746.
Publication Place
London?
Publisher
publisher not identified
Abstract

"Orator Henley preaching in his chapel in Newport Market which crowded with listeners, male and female intermingled, some standing, some seated in pews, and others in a gallery; in the foreground stands a drover with his dog. Henley to the left wearing a wig standing in a pulpit hung with a cloth bearing three fleurs-de-lis, with a devil hovering above him holding a noose and a Jesuit cap. At the foot of the steps to the gallery an additional figure has been added in graphite; this appears as "Jack Ketch", the public hangman, in the finished print. The whole composition is placed within a scrolled and foliated border including rosary beads hanging on either side."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched within banner above image.
Ten lines of verse, entitled "The Temple of Rebellion," etched below image: H----y [i.e, Henley] exalts his voice, his arms extends, and blasphemy & treason madly blends ...
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: church -- Preacher -- Rosaries -- Emblems: fleur-de-lis on altar cloth -- Hats: cardinal's scarlet -- Tricornes hanging on pegs -- Male dress: surplice -- Trades: butchers -- Allusion to popery -- Expressions of speech: coup de grace -- Congregations -- Emblematic borders -- Allusion to Jacobites.
Watermark: fleur-de-lis.
Window mounted to 27 x 31 cm.
Provenance
Sanders; June 1961;
Extent
1 print : sheet 23 x 27 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
746.12.10.01+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Satires (Visual works) England 1746
Etchings England London 1746
Watermarks (Paper)
Material
etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Topic)
Clergy
Preaching
Devil
Nooses
Pulpits
Subjects
Clergy
Preaching
Devil
Nooses
Pulpits
England > 1746
England > London > 1746

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8715017
Object ID (OID)
10714400

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