For the benefit of Spiller [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- For the benefit of Spiller [graphic]
- Creator
- Ireland, Samuel, -1800, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, attributed name.
- Published / Created
- [not before 1794]
- Publication Place
- London?
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
Benefit Ticket for Spiller: the comedian stands in the center under a set of scales; he supports a burning taper; at his feet is a pile of tickets for his benefit performance labelled 'Pit', 'Gallery', and 'Box'. He offers the tickets to people on the left who put their payment on that side of the balance, while a bailiff on the right taps him on the shoulder, holding out a 'Writ' and creditors add their bills for 'Tripe', 'Gin', Tobacco', 'Snuff', 'Ale', 'Beer' and "The Taylor's bill" to the other side of the balance. A scroll looped over the top of the scales is a banner labelled 'For the Benefit of Spiller', its ends reaching a window of a tavern on the left and the window of a debtor's prison on the right--See description in the British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched within image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no 1815.
Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 2.
Title and date supplied by curator.
Ms. note above in Steevens's hand: Spiller's Ticket. His ms. note in pencil above: See Nichol's Book, 3d edit. p.44 p. 444. His ms. note in pencil below: Sold for £5.5.0.
On page 86 in volume 1. - Provenance
- George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 116 x 153 mm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Engravings England London 1794
Etchings England London 1788
Tickets - Material
- engraving ;
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London. - Subject (Name)
- Spiller, James, 1692-1729.
- Subject (Topic)
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Actors
Bailiffs
Jails
City & town life
Scales - Subjects
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England > London > 1794
Spiller, James, 1692-1729
Actors
Bailiffs
Jails > England > London
City & town life > England > London
Scales
England > London > 1788
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > 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
- 12446728
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193747
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