A just view of the British stage, or, Three heads are better than one scene Newgate by M D-V-to. [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- A just view of the British stage, or, Three heads are better than one scene Newgate by M D-V-to. [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Three heads are better than one
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [December 1724]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
-
The stage of a theatre, with halters suspended over three managers of theatres; the labels issuing from the mouths of these persons have characteristic words. Wilks dangles Punch. The Laureat Cibber dangles Harlequin and invokes the Muses. Booth letting down the image of Jack Hall basphems: "Ha this will do G-d D- me". On the table before the speakers is a pamphlet with a print of Jack Shepard. Ben Jonson's ghost, holding a lit candle, rises to the stage on the left. In Horace Walpole's catalog, this print is referred to as "Booth, Wilks and Cibber contriving a pantomime, a satire on farces."
- Description
-
Title etched above image.
State, publisher, and date from Paulson.
"Price six pence".--Lower right corner.
First state of the print with motto in banner at top of image misspelled: "Vivetur ingenio".
Caption below image: This print represents the rehearsing a new farce that will include [the] two famous entertainments Dr. Faustus & Harlequin Shepherd to wch. will be added Scaramouch Jack Hall the chimney-sweeper's escape from Newgate through [the] privy ... [Signed] Vivat Rex.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
On page 22 in volume 1.
Ms. note in pen in Steevens's hand below: Booth, Wilks and Colley Cibber.
Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand below: See Nichols Book 3d ed p. 143. - 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 20.4 x 22 cm
- Edition
- [State 1].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1724
Engravings England London 1724 - Material
- engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
Thurmond, John, active 1724-1749.
Wilks, Robert, 1665?-1732. - Subject (Topic)
-
Clowns
Comedies - Subjects
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Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637
Thurmond, John, active 1724-1749
Wilks, Robert, 1665?-1732
Clowns
Comedies
England > 1724
England > London > 1724
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
- 12684332
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193809