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Engraving of a crowded church interior with a preacher in a pulpit, winged figures in clouds above, and a fainted woman in the foreground, with caption text below.

Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism / A Medley

An engraved satirical scene of a crowded interior with a preacher in a tall pulpit beside a hanging lamp and a cluster of winged figures in the upper clouds. Figures in the foreground include a fallen woman, a seated man, and a worshipper gesturing among a dense crowd, with a printed caption below.

Artist
William Hogarth (mentioned on object)
Date
1762
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3138 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1762.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Credulidad, superstición y fanatismo: Un popurrí

Un grabado satírico de un interior abarrotado con un predicador en un púlpito alto junto a una lámpara colgante y figuras aladas entre nubes en lo alto. En primer plano aparecen una mujer desmayada, un hombre sentado y un feligrés que gesticula entre una multitud densa, con una leyenda impresa debajo.

Português: Credulidade, superstição e fanatismo: Um potpourri

Uma gravura satírica de um interior lotado, com um pregador em um púlpito alto ao lado de uma lâmpada suspensa e figuras aladas entre nuvens no alto. Em primeiro plano, veem-se uma mulher desmaiada, um homem sentado e um fiel que gesticula em meio a uma multidão densa, com legenda impressa abaixo.

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