A new deceptio visûs
by George Bickham
ca. 1728
Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University Library, 728.00.00.08+
A medley of images with a portrait of John Gayi in oval, set on background of a letter; the prints are titled "The Spell", "The Judgement," and "Bumkinet's Advice." Two further panels show a coin of George II, and a card reading "A new Deceptio Visus. Engrav'd and sold by Geo. Bickham, in London."
"The Judgment" contains a satire on the bookseller Edmund Curll.
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