The lottery [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The lottery [graphic]
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [not before 1751]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
Satire on the state lottery; emblematic representation of a draw at Guildhall with two lottery wheels and allegorical figures
- Description
-
Title engraved below image.
State and date from Paulson. "Price one shilling" has been erased.
Sheet trimmed.
Engraved on left side of title: "The explanation. 1. Upon the pedestal national credit leaning on a pillar supported by Justice. 2. Apollo shewing Britannia a picture representing the Earth receiving enriching showers drawn from her self (an emblem of State Lottery's). 3. Fortune drawing the blanks and prizes. 4. Wantonness drawing [the] numbrs. 5. Before the pedestal suspence turn'd to & fro by Hope & Fear."
Engraved on right side of title: "6. On one hand, Good Luck being elevated is seized by Pleasure & Folly; Fame persuading him to raise sinking Virtue, Arts, &c. 7. On [the] other hand Misfortune opprest by Grief, Minerva supporting him, points to the sweets of Industry. 8. Sloth hiding his head in [the] curtain. 9. On [the] other side, Avarice hugging his mony [sic]. 10. Fraud tempting Despair wth. mony at a trap-door in the pedestal." - Provenance
- Old Print Shop; October 1959;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 25.7 x 33 cm, on sheet 26.9 x 36 cm
- Edition
- [State 9].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Hogarth 724.09.21.01.7 Box 100
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1724
Engravings England London 1751
Etchings England London 1751 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
-
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Allegories
Deadly sins
Justice
Lotteries
Gambling - Subjects
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Britannia (Symbolic character)
Allegories
Deadly sins
Justice
Lotteries
Gambling
England > 1724
England > London > 1751
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
- 11316828
- Object ID (OID)
- 16034702
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