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A 1790
caricature
of
British
natural philosopher
and
theologian
Joseph Priestley
. He is depicted preaching from atop a pile of his own works, in a pulpit made from a barrel inscribed "FANATICISM", to
Charles James Fox
seated in a
box pew
. Fox asks, "Pray, Doctor is there such a thing as a
Devil
?" Priestley responds "No", as the devil himself announces, "If you had eyes behind, you'd know better my dear Doctor". The cartoon is a satire on the efforts of Fox to get the
Test and Corporation Acts
repealed.
Etching:
William Dent
; Restoration:
Lise Broer
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