The Unitarian arms [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Unitarian arms [graphic].
- Contributor
- Fores, S. W., publisher.
- Published / Created
- [14 July 1792]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. July 14, 1792, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
- Abstract
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"Design in an oval. A burlesque coat of arms symbolizing the supposed character of the Unitarians represented by Priestley. After the title is engraved: 'Address'd to those Peaceable Subjects of this Kingdom who prefer the Present happy Constitution to that Anarchy & Bloodshed so Zealously sought for by these restless advocates for Priestly & Paine's Sophistical Tenets.' A printed explanation is attached to the print. The shield rests on a vulture which grasps in its beak and claws the motto: 'Under these Garbs do we act.' On a shaded (sable) ground a harpy suckles young harpies and holds up the cap of Liberty with a pendent banner on which is a crown surrounded by drops of blood. On a border round the shield are ten groups of ten intertwined serpents. The crest is the Devil and a number of fiends attacking a glory of rays surrounding a triangle, symbolizing the Trinity. The supporters are (dexter) Religion, a veiled woman holding a book and cross, her foot on a skull, and (sinister) Hypocrisy, a woman with the feet of a bird of prey, reading a book, and holding (concealed) a dagger with a notched blade; a trumpet is slung to her waist; a small wallet containing 'a bandelure' (see BMSat 7829) hangs from her neck in place of a cross. She tramples on a crown. She wears a ragged drapery, intended to suggest humility, over a rich garment. 14 July 1792."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Five lines of prose below title: Addressd to those peacable subjects of this Kingdom who prefer the present happy constitution to that anarchy & bloodshed so zealously sought for by these restless advocates for Priestly & Paine's sophistical tenets.
Watermark: J Whatman. - Provenance
- Walter Schatzki; February 1961;
- Extent
- 1 print : oval design 233 x 187 mm, plate mark 248 x 206 mm, on sheet 26 x 21 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 792.07.14.01
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1792
Etchings England London 1792 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804. - Subject (Topic)
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Harpies (Greek mythology)
Dissenters
Religion
Unitarians
Coats of arms
Devil
Demons
Emblems
Liberty cap
Symbols
Vultures - Subjects
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Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804
Harpies (Greek mythology)
Dissenters
Religion
Unitarians
Coats of arms
Devil
Demons
Emblems
Liberty cap
Symbols
Vultures
England > 1792
England > London > 1792
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7913325
- Object ID (OID)
- 10957235