A satirical depiction features a slanderer as a pot-bellied devil with donkey ears, horns, and a forked tongue. This grotesque figure embodies the venomous nature of slander and deceit., The two-line inscription reads: 'A venomous slanderer / That is the Droes in human form.', This artwork is possibly derived from Johannes le Francq van Berkhey's 'De Politieke Hollandsche Koemarkt,' published in 1787.
Artist: anonymous Title: The Devil as a Slanderer, 1787 Date: 1787
Related tags: anonymous, slanderer, devil, satire, 18th century art, dutch art
