Illustration to "le lutrin" in "the works of monsieur boileau. Made english from the last paris edition", 1712, with a fight between clerics in a domed church. A horrified bishop turns away from the struggle; a large devil flies above blowing a conch shell, and an owl hovers above the pulpit. Etching and engraving. Date: between 1690 and 1725. Dimensions: Height: 165 mm (image); Width: 98 mm (image). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux. Collection: British Museum. Print, satirical print (BM 1860,0114.302)
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