Worshipful Master leaving a masonic hall in London, satirical engraving, 1738, by William Hogarth, 1697-1764, in the Musee de la Franc-Maconnerie, or Museum of Freemasonry, opened 1889 in the Hotel du Grand Orient de France, the oldest freemasonic organisation in Europe, on the Rue Cadet in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. This cartoon depicts Sir Thomas de Veil drunkenly leaving a tavern or Lodge 4, wearing his masonic apron and sautoir, while his chamber pot is poured on his head. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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