[The new metamorphosis. Frontispiece] [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- [The new metamorphosis. Frontispiece] [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Credo pudicitiam Saturno rege moratam in terris
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
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Briscoe, Samuel, active 1691-1727, publisher.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist. - Published / Created
- [March 1724]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Sam. Briscoe
- Abstract
-
Frontispiece to Charles Gildon's The new metamorphosis (London : Sam. Briscoe, 1724) shows Apuleius on the left and Lucian on the right each with an ass with the modern adaptor in the middle. Below the figures of Apuleius and Lucien are two satyrs; between them is a scene in front of church with couples embracing and kissing; a man and a woman stand on either side of a boy chastising him (?).On the base is etched "Credo pudicitiam Saturno rege moratam in terris", an allusion to the satire on women
- Description
-
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson.
"Vol. 1. p.1"--Lower left corner, below image.
One of seven illustrations engraved for a modernized edition of Apuleius's The Golden ass: Gildon, C. New metamorphosis. London : Printed for Sam. Briscoe at the Bell-Savage on Ludgate-Hill, 1724.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
On page 21 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 14.1 x 7.7 cm. - 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 14.6 x 8.2 cm
- Edition
- [State 2].
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Book illustrations
Frontispieces
Etchings England London 1724 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Apuleius.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Illustrations
Satyrs (Greek mythology)
Authors
Children
Couples - Subjects
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Apuleius > Illustrations
Satyrs (Greek mythology)
Authors
Children
Couples
England > London > 1724
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
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
- 9856173
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193797
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