King George I representing royalty, a bishop representing episcopacy; and a judge representing law, all as seen through a telescope as inhabitants of the moon. Engraving by J. Moore, 18-- after W. Hogarth, 1724.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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[between 1800 and 1899]
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579420i
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King George I representing royalty, a bishop representing episcopacy; and a judge representing law, all as seen through a telescope as inhabitants of the moon. Engraving by J. Moore, 18-- after W. Hogarth, 1724. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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King George I, with a guinea coin for a head, is holding a sceptre and an orb; the bishop's head is represented by a Jew's harp and the judge's by a gavel

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London : E. T. Brain & Co., [between 1800 and 1899]

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1 print : engraving ; image 17.9 x 15.5 cm

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Royalty, episcopacy and law. Some of the principal inhabitants of ye Moon as they were perfectly discover'd by a telescope brought to ye greatest perfection since ye last eclipse, exactly engraved from the objects whereby ye curious may guess at their religion, manners. &c. W. Hogarth pinx. ; J. Moore sculp.

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Wellcome Collection 579420i

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