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Title Page: The Causes of Decay of Christian Piety, with vignette of St. Paul's Burning, (Lex ignea)

Author Related author Richard Allestree British
1671 or after
Not on view
Richard Allestree or Allestry (1621/2 – 1681) was an English Royalist churchman and provost of Eton College from 1665.

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  • Title: Title Page: The Causes of Decay of Christian Piety, with vignette of St. Paul's Burning, (Lex ignea)
  • Series/Portfolio: Title pages (?)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Author: Related author Richard Allestree (British, Uppington, Shropshire 1621/2–1681 London)
  • Date: 1671 or after
  • Medium: Etching; post third state of three with the image of St. Paul's in flames replacing the image of the burning ship.
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/16 × 4 7/16 in. (18.5 × 11.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.36.115
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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