Engraved allegorical print of a large branching tree labeled The Church Catholic, with men on ladders, smaller flanking trees, and figures in a landscape.

A great cedar tree representing the Catholic church

An engraved allegorical print showing a large, branching tree with a trunk labeled "The Church Catholic," its boughs bearing shields and banner scrolls. Two men on ladders work at the tree while smaller trees flank the trunk, and figures in the foreground and distant landscape look on.

Artist: William Cave
Date: [1675?]
Medium: Engravings Allegorical prints
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3540 px

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A great cedar tree representing the Catholic church

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