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

Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
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.

Title Page: The Causes of Decay of Christian Piety, with vignette of St. Paul's Burning, (Lex ignea), Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), Etching; post third state of three with the image of St. Paul's in flames replacing the image of the burning ship. — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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

Accession Number: 26.36.115

Chronology

Central Europe (including Germany), 1600-1800 A.D.

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