On Superstition and the Bonds of Demons (1805) - Page 6

A copperplate engraving shows a bust length portrait of Fortunatus Greppi. He is depicted with short powdered hair or a wig, wearing a fur collared coat and a sash over a waistcoat. The image is enclosed in an oval frame resting on a large stone pedestal. An oak branch with acorns is draped on the left side of the frame. On the right, a heraldic griffin stands upright. A circular Latin inscription is visible within the border of the frame. The face of the pedestal contains a four line poem.

FORTUNATUS GREPPI OF MILAN, ORIGINALLY FROM COMO, AT AGE 50.

The Greppi family crests were painted in various colors;

They gleam with a golden tower, encircled by a crown.

An upright griffin stands with its beak, claws, and wings;

The ancestors desired the background to be streaked with flames.

original: "D. Cagnoni sculp. Mediol." This indicates the plate was engraved by Domenico Cagnoni in Milan.