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Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
Related author Richard Allestree British
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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
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