Sacra Nemesis, the Levites Scourge
Title-page to "Sacra Nemesis, the Levites scourge', Oxford 1644. A large candle is lettered "Sacra Nemesis" on its based, and approached by a woman holding a beater or swatter. A spider in a web at upper left, large flies in the air, and an eagle swooping down from upper right; first state, before design altered and other lettering added.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sacra Nemesis, the Levites Scourge
- Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
- Author: Associated with Henry Hammond (British, Chertsey, Surrey 1605–1660 London)
- Date: 1644
- Medium: Etching; first state of three
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 3/4 × 4 1/8 in. (14.6 × 10.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.81.1.26
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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