Jack in an office, or, Peter Necessary with choice of chamber pots a ticket for the [scored line]. [art original]

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16193827

Description

Title
Jack in an office, or, Peter Necessary with choice of chamber pots a ticket for the [scored line]. [art original]
Alternative Title
Peter Necessary with choice of chamber pots
Creator
Steevens, George, 1736-1800, artist
Contributor
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created
[not after April 1763]
Publication Place
England
Abstract

A tracing of William Hogarth's print: A porter carrying a large number of chamber pockets towards a house on the right, walking ahead of a sedan chair, with guards on the steps and others holding back crowds and several figures climbing over a high brick wall running alongside the road to the house

Description
Title traced below image.
"Jack in office is undoubtedly Hogarth, though the subejct of it is unknown. I have seen but one copy of it. See Nichols's Book, 3rd edit. p. 438"--Written in pencil above image.
"Copy by G. Steevens"--Written in pencil below image.
"Price 6d."--As traced from print.
Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 213.
On page 25 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 drawing : sheet 23.6 x 23 cm
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
Ink drawings
Tracings
Material
pen and ink ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Topic)
Chamber pots
Courtyards
Crowds
Sedan chairs
Soldiers
Subjects
Chamber pots
Courtyards
Crowds
Sedan chairs
Soldiers
18th century
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
12602191
Object ID (OID)
16193827

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