[Mountebank painter] [graphic].

Description

Title: [Mountebank painter] [graphic].
Creator: Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809, printmaker
Published / Created: [1753]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: Satire on Hogarth, shown as the mountebank painter on a stage demonstrating the beauty of a crooked line. Eight figures identified in the key below: Hogarth (H), Dr. Morell (?), appearing in a clown's costume addresses the crowd. Also appearing are Hogarth's Fool (S), Hogarth's puffer(4), Hogarth's fiddler (W), etc
Description: Title, printmaker, and publication date from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Key to the image below image, followed by four lines of text: This arrogant quacking analist who blinded by the darkest ignorance of [the] principles of painting, has spoke so foolishly of the works of [the] greatest masters-- is hereby challeng'd to produce one piece of his either in painting, or on copper plate, that has [the] least grace, beauty or so much knowledge in proportion as may be found in common signs in every street--O will thy impudence is the certain consequence of thy ignorance."
A satire on Hogarth by Paul Sandby.
Provenance: Old Print Shop; October 1959;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 23 x 19 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1753
Etchings England London 1753
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Morrell, Thomas, 1703-1784
Subject (Topic): Clowns
Crowds
Subjects: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 > Caricatures and cartoons
Morrell, Thomas, 1703-1784 > Caricatures and cartoons
Clowns
Crowds
England > 1753
England > London > 1753
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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