[Frontispiece to Fielding's Tragedy of tragedies] [graphic]

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Title: [Frontispiece to Fielding's Tragedy of tragedies] [graphic]
Creator: Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: [March 1730, i.e., 1731]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: The frontispiece to an enlarged version of Henry Fielding's The tragedy of tragedies ... London : Printed and sold by J. Roberts, 1731. Hogarth chose Act II, scene viii, a burlesque of the meeting of Octavia nd Cleopatra in Drydens' All for love. The Princess Huncamunca and the Amazon Glumdalca, rivals for the love of Thumb. Hogarth show Huncamunca with large breasts and heavy arms, thick neck, and cherubic countenance
Description: Title and date from Paulson.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Note in Steevens's hand above: Tom thumb / 171.
On page 52 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 16.5 x 9.7 cm
Language: English

Genre: Illustrations
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Book illustrations
Engravings England London 1731
Etchings England London 1731
Material: etching and engraving ;
Subject (Name): Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754.
Subject (Topic): Courtship
Dwarfs
Subjects: Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754 > Illustrations
Courtship
Dwarfs
18th century
England > London > 1731
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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