The distrest poet [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The distrest poet [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Distressed poet
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [15 December 1740]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
-
In an alcove on the right in an untidy garret, a man in a dressing-gown scratches his head as he writes on a sheet with the title "Riches a Poem". In the center of the image his wife is seated as she mends a pair of breeches; at her feet a cat and her kittens are curled up on the man's coat. Under the sleeve of the coat on the floor is an issue of "Grubstreet Journall." She looks to the door on the left where she is confronted by a milkmaid who holds a lengthy tally; the daisies in her bonnet suggest Michaelmas day when bills are due; she also is shown with a yoke across her back. Just inside the doorway a dog snatches the single pork chop from a plate on a chair; the cupboard above the door stands open to show empty shelves. Behind the poet, a baby lies in a bed crying. Above the poet's head is a print 'A View of the Gold Mines of Peru." Above the mantel is a "dare for larks" -- a circular mirror surrounded by eight smaller circular mirrors
- Description
-
Title engraved below image.
State from Paulson.
Originally published in 1736 as: The Distressed Poet.
"Price 3 shillings"--Following statement of responsibility. - 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 35.8 x 41 cm, on sheet 47.1 x 61 cm
- Edition
- [State 3].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Sotheby 29++ Box 305
- Collection Title
- Plate 29. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 29. Album of William Hogarth prints.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, collector.
- Collection Date
- [England], [1732-1764] [England], [not after 1753]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1740
Engravings England London 1740 - Material
- engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
-
Attics
Cats
Children
Crying
Dogs
Interiors
Milkwomen
Poets
Poor persons
Poverty
Sewing
Spouses
Writing - Subjects
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Attics
Cats
Children
Crying
Dogs
Interiors
Milkwomen
Poets
Poor persons
Poverty
Sewing
Spouses
Writing
England > 1740
England > London > 1740
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
Sotheby, Frederick Edward, 1837-1909 > Ownership
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Ownership
Greenberg, Richard > 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
- 9885228
- Object ID (OID)
- 16030570