George Woolliscroft Rhead (British, 1855-1920). Lust, The Life and Death of Mr. Badman book interior, 1900. Ink on paper...

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George Woolliscroft Rhead (British, 1855-1920)
Lust, The Life and Death of Mr. Badman book interior, 1900
Ink on paper laid on board
27-1/4 x 19-3/4 inches (69.2 x 50.2 cm)
Initialed lower left: GR

The present work is published as an interior plate in The Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan (Wm. Heinemann, 1900). The work was designed to portray the one of the seven deadly sins Lust, which Mr. Badman must endure on his journey from the earthly realm to Hell.


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