The Indian emperor, or, The conquest of Mexico ; Act 4, Scene 4 as performed in the year 1731 at Mr. Conduit's, Master of the Mint, before the Duke of Cumberland &c. : from the original picture in the collection of Lord Holland / [graphic]
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Lewis Walpole Library > The Indian emperor, or, The conquest of Mexico ; Act 4, Scene 4 as performed in the year 1731 at Mr. Conduit's, Master of the Mint, before the Duke of Cumberland &c. : from the original picture in the collection of Lord Holland / [graphic]
Description
- Title
- The Indian emperor, or, The conquest of Mexico ; Act 4, Scene 4 as performed in the year 1731 at Mr. Conduit's, Master of the Mint, before the Duke of Cumberland &c. : from the original picture in the collection of Lord Holland / [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Conquest of Mexico
- Creator
- Dodd, Robert, 1748-1815, printmaker
- Contributor
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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
John and Josiah Boydell (Firm), publisher. - Published / Created
- [1 January 1792]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd Jany. 1, 1792, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside, & at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall
- Abstract
-
'A picture by Hogarth, showing a performance of Dryden's play 'The Indian Emperor; or, the Conquest of Mexico' which took place in spring 1732 in the house of John Conduitt, before the Duke of Cumberland, who stands on the left with the Princesses Mary and Louisa beside him; the Duke of Richmond is shown in the left foreground, leaning over his wife's chair, while Lady Deloraine, sitting beside her, bends forward towards her daughters; the Earl of Pomfret, Duke of Montague and Tom Hill stand on the far left; the performers are Lord Sempster as Cortez, Lady Caroline Lenox as Cydaria, Lady Sophia Fermor as Almeria, and Miss Catherine Conduitt, afterwards Lady Symington, as Alibech; Dr. Desaguiliers is shown consulting a book at the back of the stage.'--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title from caption below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted to 49 x 61 cm.
Separate sheet (7.6 x 19 cm) with Horace Walpole's manuscript notes mounted below print.
No. 18 in the Catalogue of Framed Pictures in the Lewis Walpole Library. - Provenance
- Sold at the Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 124. Purchased at the Strawberry Hill London sale, lot 1317 by R. D'A Newton; sold by Robson & Co., Ltd., London to W.S. Lewis, April 1928.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 46.4 x 59 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Drawer 49 3646 no. 6
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portraits
Aquatints England London 1792
Etchings England London 1792
Annotations (Provenance) 18th-century - Material
- etching and aquatint with stipple ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
Conduitt, John, 1688-1737, - Subject (Topic)
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Art reproductions
Theatrical productions - Subjects
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William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 > Portraits
Conduitt, John, 1688-1737
Art reproductions
Theatrical productions
England > London > 1792
18th-century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > 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
- 9811497
- Object ID (OID)
- 15808929