Orator Henley christening a child [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Orator Henley christening a child [graphic]
- Creator
- Ireland, Jane, active 1792-1793, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1794]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Samuel Ireland?
- Abstract
-
Orator Henley christening a child, after an oil sketch by Hogarth; the cleric stands holding the infant over a large, empty baptismal font, with the mother beside him to left. To his right stand a man who holds his hat and a stout woman, while in front a child, wearing a plumed hat and standing on tiptoe, reaches into the font, tipping the shallow bowl and spilling the water
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Reissue; printmaker Jane Ireland's full name etched in lower right, replacing her initials "J.I." on earlier state.
See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.) for note about a related work by Sympson, page 310. - Provenance
- Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 16.8 x 12.0 cm, on sheet 22.7 x 15.5 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Hogarth 794.00.00.216.2 Box 135
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Engravings England London 1794
Etchings England London 1794 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Henley, John, 1692-1756
- Subject (Topic)
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Baptisms
Children
Clergy
Fonts
Infants
Women - Subjects
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Henley, John, 1692-1756 > Caricatures and cartoons
Baptisms
Children
Clergy
Fonts
Infants
Women
England > London > 1794
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
- 15877360
- Object ID (OID)
- 16035048