Gillray03 ~ 'Theologie a la Turque. - the pale of the Church of Mahomet' ~ Published by Hannah Humphrey: March 12, 1799 ~ Hand colored Etching ~ Gillray draws a satirical picture of an enthusiastic parade of Turks carrying a Frenchman toward a "pale", implying that it will be used to impale him as a do or die forced acceptance of the religion of Egypt. The play on words that Gillray summons signals an understanding of the fervor of their belief by the Muslim faith, and it's rejection by the predominantly Christian French, illustrated by the articles being carried by the subject.

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