A withered tree bearing apples labelled with sins; representing the life of sin. Coloured lithograph, c. 1870, after J. Bakewell.

New York (115 Nassau St) : Currier & Ives

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 31.3 x 22.4 cm

The tree of death. But a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. St Mat. VII. 17. Cut it down, why cumbereth it the ground? St Luke XII. 7 ... At the base of the tree is written "Unbelief"; on the trunk, "Pride Selfwill". The tree divides into three main branches, 1. "Lust of the flesh", 2. "Pride of life" and 3. "Lust of the eye". Beginning from the bottom, each branch treated separately: 1: "Lasciviousness. Fornication. Drunkenness. Adultery. Anger. Idleness. Incest." 2 [divided into two branches; left:]: "Cursing. Vain glory. Despising good men. Scoffing at religion. Boasting. Denying the Lord. Blasphemy. Lying. Murder. [Second branch:] Swearing. Self love. Blasphemy. Backbiting. Deism. Hatred." 3: "Mistrust. Love of pleasure. Love of the world. Love of money. Envy. Deceit. Theft. Extortion." In the lightning above: "Wrath".

Compare with the original 1771 print by J. Bakewell (Wellcome Library no. 26769i); the sins enumerated vary considerably in the two versions

Wellcome Collection 26799i