Charity covereth a multitude of sins [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Charity covereth a multitude of sins [graphic].
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [27 November 1781]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. as the act direts [sic], Nov. 27, 1781, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 New Bond Street
- Abstract
-
"A young military officer wearing a gorget stands at the door of a house, his left hand on the knocker, looking up at two courtesans who lean out of a sash-window over the door. He puts a coin into the hat of a disabled sailor who stands behind him, supported on crutches, his forehead bandaged. Behind the sailor are two itinerant musicians: a man carrying a rectangular box, and a woman turning the handle of a mechanical organ which is slung round her neck, her mouth is open as if singing. The door of the house is ornamented with a carved wooden pediment, and bears a plate "Mrs Mitchel". The knocker has a lion's head. Only the corner of the house appears, the street is "Cleveland Row". A brick wall extends from the house to the left, over it appear trees, and a notice-board inscribed "Men Traps are laid here: every Night also ...." On the wall a placard is pasted, "Dr Leaks Pills. . . "."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image; the letter "n" in "sins" is etched backwards.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
1 print : etching in brown ink on wove paper ; plate mark 34.8 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 37.9 x 26.9 cm.
Formerly mounted on leaf 14 of volume 1 of 14 volumes. - Provenance
- From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 35 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 38 x 27 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1781
Etchings England London 1781 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper brown ink.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
England
London - Subject (Topic)
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Courtesans
Brothels
Military officers
British
Military uniforms
Organ grinders
Clothing & dress - Subjects
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Courtesans > England > London > 18th century
Brothels > England > London > 18th century
Military officers > British > England > London > 18th century
Military uniforms > British > 18th century
Organ grinders > England > London > 18th century
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1781
England > London > 1781
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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
- 6752071
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791309