A great cedar tree representing the Catholic church
An engraved allegory showing a large, branching tree rising from a trunk inscribed 'The Church Visible', its limbs bearing labelled fruit-like shapes. Two men on ladders prune branches while smaller trees flank the scene and figures work in a rural landscape.
- Artist
- William Cave
- Date
- [1675?]
- Medium
- Engravings Allegorical prints
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3432 px
Public domain · Licensed CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection) by Wellcome Collection; credit required.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier C · as stated by the source: CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier C · as stated by the source: CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
