‘Mr Smoothman’, by Charles Bennett (original) (raw)

Mr Smoothman

Charles Bennett

1860

Wood engraving, engraved by Swain

3¼ x 3 inches

The Pilgrim’s Progress, 123.

Mr Smoothman – smoothly depicted as a supercilious cavalier, with his neck concealed behind a high collar to symbolize the ways in which his features conceal his true nature.

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