Title page to a tract entitled "saamenspraak tusschen marforio en jacquet du moulin", no. 10 in the series entitled "esopus in europa"; in the centre, an etching showing james edward frances (the old pretender), as a youth in mourning for his father, in conversation with the armless roman statue of marforio; in the background, groups of gentlemen and priests stand in front of large roman (?) buildings, and beyond an agricultural scene with a windmill referring to james's suposed parentage. 1701
etching with letterpress printed in black ink. Date: 1701. Dimensions: Height: 96 mm (image plate); Height: 190 mm (sheet); Width: 124 mm (image plate); Width: 144 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aesop. Collection: British Museum. Print, satirical print, title-page (BM 1854,0513.522.10)
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