Antique Print-CHRISTUS-ON-DONKEY-POPE-HORSEBACK-SATIRE-Anonymous-1750-1799

Christus on a donkey, the Pope on horseback. A comparison between the humility of Christ and the pride of the Pope. With captions below the image in two columns listing 50 numbered differences between Christ and the Pope in Dutch. Satirical print on the Pope and the Roman church, using a sixteenth-century image motif.

Made by an anonymous engraver/artist.

Medium: Etching and engraving with letterpress on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 29.5 x 48 cm (11.61 x 18.9 inch). Image size: 24 x 15.9 cm. (9.45 x 6.26 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Soiling, creasing, some small holes along the paper edges. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

RELIGIOUS-SATIRE-CHRISTUS-POPE-ETCHING-ENGRAVING-1750-1799 | PCO-B2-17

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: FMH 439-Bc.