Anti-Roman cartoon on the election of a pope, possibly ca. 1758, Anti-Roman cartoon in which the election of a cardinal as pope is ridiculed, the depiction may refer to the appointment of Pope Clement XIII in 1758. In the center a cardinal receives the papal tiara of Fortune. The naked Fortuna standing on a sphere surrounded by allegorical figures including: Abundance, Fame, War, Blind Fury, Stupidity, Pride, Envy, Love and Lust. On the far left the expelled Religion accompanied by an angel and child with lamb and Bible sitting in the light of the All-Seeing Eye. In the background on the

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