A new deceptio visûs [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- A new deceptio visûs [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- New deceptio visus, or, A guinea for a shilling
- Creator
- Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?, printmaker
- Contributor
- Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [not before 1760]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for Robt. Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street
- Abstract
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A medley of images with a portrait of John Gay; half length, to the right, wearing a cap and plain jacket; in oval; in a medley of prints, set on background of a letter; the prints titled 'The Spell', 'The Judgement', and 'Bumkinet's Advice'; two further panels, one with a coin of George II, the other lettered 'A new Deceptio Visus. Engrav'd and sold by Geo. Bickham, in London' [part of address erased].
- Description
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Title from print in upper right.
Date based on publisher's years of activity at 53 Fleet Street.
Later state of a print, a composite of images and verses to form a greeting card, folded for mailing as advertisement for Bickham's engravings. With docket title: A new Deceptio Visus, or A guinea for a shilling : being a curious medley, by way of letter / engrav'd and sold by Geo. Bickham, at his drawing school, at Hatten Garden near Holburn, London. See impression in the Library of Congress, PC 3 - 1729 - Near deceptio visus.
See also working proof (?) at the British Museum online catalogue, no. 1980,U.861.
Description based on imperfect impression; impression lacks plate with docket title.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Watermark: Strasburg bend. - Provenance
- Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 21.3 x 18 cm, on sheet 31 x 25 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 765.00.00.73 Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portraits
Medley prints
Satires (Visual works) England 1765
Etchings England London 1765
Engravings England London 1765
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- etching & engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Greece.
- Subject (Name)
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Dennis, John, 1657-1734.
Congreve, William, 1670-1729.
Curll, Edmund, 1675-1747
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760
Gay, John, 1685-1732
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721.
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Harte, Walter, 1709-1774. - Subject (Topic)
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Pegasus
Coins
Columns
Musical instruments
Puzzles
Ruins
Wells - Subjects
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Dennis, John, 1657-1734
Congreve, William, 1670-1729
Curll, Edmund, 1675-1747
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760 > Portraits
Gay, John, 1685-1732 > Portraits
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745
Harte, Walter, 1709-1774
Pegasus
Coins
Columns
Musical instruments
Puzzles
Ruins
Wells > Greece
England > 1765
England > London > 1765
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8449147
- Object ID (OID)
- 10713270
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