[Vision of Sylvanus Urban] [graphic].[1747]engA tall Corinthian column marked at its base, 'MDCCXXXI', is being hacked by a group of fiends while on the other side it is being kicked by an ass ridden by another fiend holding a whip in his left hand and a mask in his right. A tableau attached to the length of the column shows Fame, seated on a canopied throne, with Muses in attendance, receiving a piece of paper from Sylvanus Urban, the editor of the Gentleman's magazine. Behind him is a crowd of ladies and gentlemen with petitions in their handsTitle devised by cataloger.Publication date from date of the volume in which this print was published.Frontispiece from: The gentleman's magazine. London : E. Cave, v. 17(1747): January.Text in upper right of plate: Front. Vol. XVII.Described in: The Vision : a poem addressed to S. Urban on completing his sevententh volume. The poem is printed facing the title page of the January 1747 issue.Temporary local subject terms: Personifications: Fame -- Pseudonyms: Sylvanus Urban.