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By [Untitled](https://paragraph.com/@0x87d3d79b221e550799845bb5330563e7bcf5ab6a) · 2023-11-20

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Labeled a 'fiend' and considered controversial in its time, this evil spirit or demon was concealed under layers of paint and varnish in Reynolds' depiction of a Shakespearean death scene, titled 'The Death of Cardinal Beaufort.'

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*Originally published on [Untitled](https://paragraph.com/@0x87d3d79b221e550799845bb5330563e7bcf5ab6a/a)*