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Credulity, superstition & fanaticism

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Image ID

834513


Item data

Title

Credulity, superstition & fanaticism

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Witchcraft

Names

Mottram, Charles, 1817-1876 (Engraver)
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1861 - 1862

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC WITC

Subjects

Witchcraft
Preachers -- England
Superstitions
Pulpits

Genres

Satires (Visual Works)
Reproductive Prints

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: "Engraved by C. Mottram from the original by Wm. Hogarth."--lettered on border.
Source Note: The complete works of William Hogarth : in a series of one hundred and fifty steel engravings from the original pictures... London Printing and Publishing Co., 1861-1862) Hogarth, William (1697-1764), Author.

Physical Description

Steel engravings
Extent: 22 x 13 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17517412
Barcode: 33333159483821
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 66d5a4a0-c565-012f-0ecc-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1861

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Credulity, superstition & fanaticism" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861 - 1862. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/66d5a4a0-c565-012f-0ecc-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1861 - 1862). Credulity, superstition & fanaticism Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/66d5a4a0-c565-012f-0ecc-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Credulity, superstition & fanaticism" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/66d5a4a0-c565-012f-0ecc-58d385a7bc34

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