Document 4.10 Dr. Squintum’s Exaltation or the Reformation, 1763

Dr. Squintum’s Exaltation or the Reformation, 1763

The engraving shown here satirizes George Whitefield and his followers, with the title highlighting an eye disease that left Whitefield cross-eyed. The image shows an imp and “Fame” hovering on either side of Whitefield’s head, while the Devil rakes in money below his podium. On the left, Whitefield’s followers are seen with a prostitute, while other followers are shown shoving a mother and child and taking food from a poor woman.

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