The apostate parson [graphic].Darling, William, 1737-1789, printmaker[14 April 1772]eng"A bishop (right) standing behind an altar-rail, holds out both hands over the head of a kneeling clergyman. A demon kneels on the ground beside the latter; another has crept under his cassock, from which the tips of two wings project. Over the door is a picture of the Last Supper with Judas as a prominent figure. The lid of a large chest (left) is slightly raised, from it hangs a paper inscribed: "I Suit of Scarlet & Gold, I Suit White & Silver, I Suit Blue & Silver, i Suit Flower'd Silk, i Suit Black Silk, I Black Velvet Surtout." On the Chest is pasted a label: "Left to Messrs Panchauld & Fo . . ." Paris. On the ground is a book, 'A Course of Humanity on Miss S------rs'."--British Museum online catalogueTitle from text above image.One line of text below image: It is true I have suffered the infectious hand of a bishop to be wav'd over me, whose imposition like the sop given to Judas is only a signal for the devil to enter, &c.Temporary local subject terms: Benediction -- Parson -- Coffers.