[Frontispiece to The humours of Oxford] [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- [Frontispiece to The humours of Oxford] [graphic]
- Creator
- Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [April 1730]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
Frontispiece to James Miller, 'The Humours of Oxford', 2nd edition (London, 1730); scene in a tavern; at centre Haughty, a Fellow of one of the Oxford colleges, sits drunkenly disputing with the Vice-Chancellor, who stands at right; on the other side of the table at left, standing, are Conundrum (another Fellow), also drinking, and a servant, behind Conundrum on the wall, a framed 'Oxford Alm[anac]'; in the doorway, holding a truncheon, the Vice-Chancellor's attendant
- Description
-
Title and date from Paulson.
Date based on other work by Van der Gucht.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Ms. note in Steevens's hand above: Humours of Oxford / Old Impression / 169.
On page 52 in volume 1. Sheet trimmed: 17.8 x 11.1 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 17.5 x 11.4 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Illustrations
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Frontispieces
Etchings England London 1730 - Material
- etching ;
- Subject (Name)
- Miller, James, 1706-1744.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Eating & drinking
Dogs
Scholars
Teachers - Subjects
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Miller, James, 1706-1744 > Illustrations
Eating & drinking
Dogs
Scholars
Teachers
18th century
England > London > 1730
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
- 12620841
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193880
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