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

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Title: Jack in an office, or, Peter Necessary with choice of chamber pots a ticket for the [scored line] / [graphic]
Alternative Title: Peter Necessary with choice of chamber pots
Creator: Ireland, Samuel, -1800, printmaker
Contributor: Dickinson, William, 1746 or 1747-1823, publisher.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: [1 April 1786]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd April1st, 1786 by W. Dickinson, No. 158, New Bond St.
Abstract: "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."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
"Price 6d."--Lower right edge.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
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 print : sheet 23.2 x 23 cm
Language: English

Genre: Etchings England London 1786
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Chamber pots
Courtyards
Crowds
Sedan chairs
Soldiers
Subjects: Chamber pots
Courtyards
Crowds
Sedan chairs
Soldiers
England > London > 1786
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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