The battle of the pictures the bearer hereof is entitled (if he thinks proper,) to be a bidder for Mr. Hogarth's pictures, which are to be sold on the last day of this month. [graphic]

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Title: The battle of the pictures the bearer hereof is entitled (if he thinks proper,) to be a bidder for Mr. Hogarth's pictures, which are to be sold on the last day of this month. [graphic]
Alternative Title: Bearer hereof is entitled (if he thinks proper,) to be a bidder for Mr. Hogarth's pictures ...
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: [February 1745]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Wm. Hogarth
Abstract: "Bidder's ticket for an auction of paintings by Hogarth with ranks of copies of old master paintings stacked outside Cock's auction house attacking paintings by Hogarth as they emerge from his studio: a weeping Magdalene spears the third scene of A Harlot's Progress, a procession of Bacchus encounters Midnight Modern Conversation, and so on."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from text in image.
State and publisher from Paulson.
Title from caption above image: The bearer hereof is entitled (if he thinks proper,) to be a bidder for Mr. Hogarth's pictures ...
Sheet trimmed to plate mark: sheet 197 x 210 mm.
Provenance: Purchased from John Grant, Ltd., August 1940; Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826).
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 19.8 x 21.3 cm, on sheet 27.9 x 25.6 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Kinnaird 76K(c) Box 115

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Tickets
Satires (Visual works) England 1745
Etchings England London 1745
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
Subject (Topic): Art auctions
Subjects: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Art auctions
England > 1745
England > London > 1745
18th century
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > 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: 9816203
Object ID (OID): 16030780