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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, contrasted with two smaller trees representing later denominations. Engraving after W. Cave, ca. 1675.

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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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)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Español: Un gran árbol de cedro que representa a la Iglesia católica

Un grabado alegórico que muestra un gran árbol de ramas extendidas, con un tronco marcado como "The Church Catholic", cuyas ramas sostienen escudos y cintas con inscripciones. Dos hombres sobre escaleras trabajan en el árbol, mientras árboles más pequeños flanquean el tronco y figuras en primer plano y en el paisaje lejano observan.

Português: Uma grande árvore de cedro representando a Igreja católica

Uma gravura alegórica que mostra uma grande árvore de galhos espalhados, com tronco identificado como "The Church Catholic", cujos ramos sustentam escudos e faixas com inscrições. Dois homens em escadas trabalham na árvore, enquanto árvores menores ladeiam o tronco e figuras no primeiro plano e na paisagem distante observam.

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