Bowyer Bible 1735 Head-piece to 1 Samuel. 1 Samuel cap 5 v 4 + 1890 Tail-piece to 1 Samuel. 1 Samuel cap 30 v 17. Loutherbourg's drawings for vignettes engraved for the Old Testament of the Macklin Bible (c1800). These are pasted into a grangerised copy known as The Bowyer Bible in Bolton, with two designs (here shown as diptychs) for most of the books. For Phillip Medhurst's photo-collection see https://archive.org/details/bowyer-bible #loutherbourg #BibleArt #OldTestament #tanakh #fallenidol #highpriest #ephod

Bowyer Bible 1588 Head-piece to Judges. Judges cap 4 v 21 etc. + 2232 Head-piece to 2 Kings. 2 Kings cap 18 v 4. Loutherbourg's drawings for vignettes engraved for the Old Testament of the Macklin Bible (c1800). These are pasted into a grangerised copy known as The Bowyer Bible in Bolton, with two designs (here shown as diptychs) for most of the books. For Phillip Medhurst's photo-collection see https://archive.org/details/bowyer-bible #loutherbourg #BibleArt #OldTestament #tanakh #citygate #fallenidol #idolatry

Lost in his own reflection, Narcissus faces the shattering truth of self-obsession. 🖤✨

#Narcissus #SelfReflection #ShatteredMirror #ArtisticVision #MythologyInArt #MirrorImage #FallenIdol #ArtLovers #VisualPoetry #ReflectionOfSelf #ModernArt #SurrealArt #MythInTheModernWorld

A patriotic harasser heids doon the watter…
Alex - we’ll no miss ye at a’
#Scotland #FallenIdol #MeToo #ItsScotlandsOil #SexPest #BellToons #SteveBellCartoons