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Sacra Nemesis, the Levites Scourge

Author Associated with Henry Hammond British
1644
Not on view
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

Object Information
  • 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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