The five orders of perriwigs as they were worn at the late coronation, measured architectonically [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The five orders of perriwigs as they were worn at the late coronation, measured architectonically [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Five orders of periwigs
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [15 October 1761]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd as the act directs, Octr. 15, 1761 by W. Hogarth
- Abstract
-
"Five rows of wigs classified as "Parsonic", "Old Peerian or Aldermanic", "Lexonic", "Composite" and "Queerinthian"; at the bottom of the sheet a row of womens heads with, on the left, that of the newly-crowned Queen Charlotte; the wigs are annotated in the manner of illustrations to contemporary architectural treatises."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched above image.
Title from Paulson: The five orders of periwigs.
State from Paulson. The second 'e' in advertisement added above the line; the 'k' in parsonic burnished out.
Caption etched below image: Advertisement. In about seventeen years will be compleated, in six volumns, folio, price fifteen guineas, the exact measurements of the perriwigs of the ancients ...
Portraits after James 'Athenian' Stuart and Nicholas Revett. - Provenance
- Sotheby's, F.E. Sotheby Sale, lot 215 (Hogarth's works) to Maggs for W.S. Lewis; 21 Nov. 1955; Formerly owned by Frederick Edward Sotheby of Ecton, Northants, 1837-1909.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 30.3 x 22.0 cm, on sheet 31.9 x 23.4 cm
- Edition
- [State 3].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Sotheby 78 Box 100
- Collection Title
- Plate 64. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, collector.
- Collection Date
- [England], [1732-1764]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1761
Etchings England London 1761
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
Revett, Nicholas, 1720-1804
Stuart, James, 1713-1788. - Subject (Topic)
-
Antiquarians
Clothing & dress
Hairstyles
Wigs - Subjects
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Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Revett, Nicholas, 1720-1804 > Caricatures and cartoons
Stuart, James, 1713-1788
Antiquarians
Clothing & dress
Hairstyles
Wigs
England > 1761
England > London > 1761
18th century
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
Sotheby, Frederick Edward, 1837-1909 > Ownership
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > 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
- 9883324
- Object ID (OID)
- 16030521
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