Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Missionary Leads the Visitor to the Palace
Several figures meet at the steps of a large garden house beneath branching trees. The original caption places the missionary and his companion within the book’s allegory of invitation, healing and new garments.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Missionary Leads the Visitor to the Palace" [editorial title]. In Sermons by the Devil, William Shuler Harris. Minter Company edition, 1904, 1904, The Minter Company. Source scan leaf 91. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0469-0087
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
An illustration of religious polemic or allegory in the historical source, rather than evidence that the depicted scene occurred.
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Illustrator not identified. The Missionary Leads the Visitor to the Palace. Sermons by the Devil. Scan leaf 91. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0469-0087