The diabo-lady
by an unknown artist
1777
Lewis Walpole Library 777.04.00.01
Illustration to The Diabo-lady (London Magazine, vol. 46, p. 208.), probably by William Combe.
Simon Luttrell Lord Irnham, with a tail and cloven hooves as successor to the Devil, leads his newly selected wife to their thrones on the left. Behind her are 5 unsuccessful contenders for the position. Three are holding papers that identify them as Mrs. Rudd, Lady Ligonier, and the Duchess of Kingston.
The verse below the image reads:
Oh fairest of Creation, last and best
Of all Gods works, creature in whom excelled
Whatever can in sight or thought be formed,
Holy, Divine, Good, Amiable, or Sweet,
How art thou lost.
Milton.
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