[The South Sea scheme] [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- [The South Sea scheme] [graphic]
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Bowles, John, 1701-1779, publisher. - Published / Created
- [between 1768 and 1779]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill
- Abstract
-
"Satire on the financial scandal of the South Sea Bubble; a composite scene in the City of London identified by the Guildhall, St Paul's Cathedral and the Monument (its inscription changed to record the destruction of the city by the South Sea); a crowd is gathered around a merry-go-round (on which ride a prostitute, a clergyman, a shoe-black, an old crone and a Scottish nobleman); to left, the Devil hacks the limbs of Fortune, while religious leaders (both Anglican and Jewish) play at pitch and hustle; to right, emblematic figures of Honour and Honesty are beaten by Self-Interest and Villainy, and Trade sleeps."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title and state from Paulson.
Date range for publication based on publisher's street address. John Bowles gave his address as 13 Cornhill between 1768 and 1779; see British Museum online catalogue.
Verses below image: See here [the] causes why in London, so many men are made, & undone .... Guess at the rest you find out more.
Price erased in state 5 and new publication line added in state 7.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
On page 8 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 26.4 x 32.8 cm
- Edition
- [State 7].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Satires (Visual works) England 1721
Engravings England London 1768
Etchings England London 1768 - Material
- etching and engraving ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Financial crises
Great Britain - Subject (Topic)
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South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720
History
Allegories
Clergy
Crowds
Devil
Ethnic stereotypes
Merry-go-rounds
Occupations
Prostitutes - Subjects
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South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720
Financial crises > Great Britain > History > 18th century
Allegories
Clergy
Crowds
Devil
Ethnic stereotypes
Merry-go-rounds
Occupations
Prostitutes
18th century
England > 1721
England > London > 1768
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
- 12623466
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193765
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