A kneeling figure is purified by the sunlight which falls through a magnifying glass held by an angel, representing consideration (meditation). Etching by J. Clark, 1720.
- Clark, John, 1683-1736.
- Date:
- [1721]
- Reference:
- 29549i
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The composition had been used in at least one earlier edition of 'The great law of consideration', printed by S. Holt, for A. Lownds, 1704, but the present print was re-engraved in 1720 by J. Clark, with variations, for the 1721 edition by Samuel Chapman. The metaphor of the magnifying glass is deescribed on pp. 17-19 (and equated with the microscope)
Publication/Creation
[London] (at the Angel and Crown, Pall-Mall) : Sam[uel] Chapman, [1721]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 14.3 x 9.8 cm
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Lettering
Consideratio unit, urit, illuminat, separat, attrahit, recreat. J. Clark sc. 1720
Translation of lettering: Consideration unifies, burns, illuminates, divides, attracts and renews
Reference
Wellcome Collection 29549i
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