[Constitutions of Masonry Frontispiece]
G.B. Cipriani & T. Sandby Delin. F. Bartolozzi & J Fittler. Sculp. [n.d., c.1785] Scratched proof engraving, sheet 270 x 215mm (10½ x 8½"). Trimmed within plate. Illustration to 'Constitutions of Masonry' 1785. An allegorical scene within Free-Masons Hall. Truth stands on clouds holding a mirror in her right hand which shines rays of lights into the hall. Wisdom, Hope, Charity and three children, sit around Truth and a winged figure holding a torch in his right hand, descends from the clouds. In the foreground sits a celestial sphere, a terrestrial sphere, a compass and other Masonic instruments on a table; by its side, a candle and an armillary sphere on the floor Calabi & De Vesme 2546 State IV of V.
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