Rich's glory, or, His triumphant entry into Covent-Garden [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Rich's glory, or, His triumphant entry into Covent-Garden [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- His triumphant entry into Covent-Garden
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [December 1732]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
"Satire on John Rich and his new theatre in Covent Garden with a procession moving from left to right across the east end of the market square and entering the colonnade leading to the theatre. John Gay is carried on a porter's back preceded by a crowd, one of whom cries "Gay for ever". He is followed by Rich, as Harlequin, driving an open carriage drawn by six satyrs, with Columbine and a spotted dog (a disguise adopted by Rich as Harlequin in "Perseus and Andromeda", 1730). Two authors bow obsequiously to Rich, another wheels a barrow of plays towards the theatre, bootblacks also bow, but in the lower right-hand corner, Alexander Pope defecates on sheets from the Beggar's Opera (the great triumph of Rich and Gay). Actors in costume, some identified in the verses below, follow the carriage, and a cart containing properties including "A Box of Thunder and Lightening", brings up the rear. Beyond the main procession is a large crowd of admirers and a closed carriage; St Paul's church in the background is clearly identifiable."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched above image.
Signed twice: once in the shadowing lower left of design (illegible) and again above first stanza.
Formerly attributed to Hogarth. See Paulson.
First recorded as having been published in 1811 by Robert Wilkinson. See British Museum online catalogue.
"Price 6d."--Lower right.
Three columns of ten lines each etched below image: Not with more glory through the streets of Rome ... For such a day he sees not ev'ry year.
In Steevens's hand in pencil above the print: A pretended Hogarth which nevertheless has sold for £4.4.0. See Nicholss book, 3d edit. p. 161.
On page 54 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 : plate mark x cm, on sheet x cm
- Language
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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
Satires (Visual works) England 1740
Engravings England London 1740
Etchings England London 1740 - Material
- etching ;
- Subject (Geographic)
- Covent Garden (London, England)
- Subject (Name)
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St. Paul's Church (Covent Garden, London, England),
Gay, John, 1685-1732,
Hall, John, active 1734,
Quin, James, 1693-1766,
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744,
Rich, John, 1692-1761,
Ryan, Lacy, 1694?-1760,
Walker, Thomas, 1698-1744, - Subject (Topic)
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Actors
Authors
Crowds - Subjects
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18th century
Covent Garden (London, England)
St. Paul's Church (Covent Garden, London, England)
Gay, John, 1685-1732
Hall, John, active 1734
Quin, James, 1693-1766
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
Rich, John, 1692-1761
Ryan, Lacy, 1694?-1760
Walker, Thomas, 1698-1744
Actors
Authors
Crowds
England > 1740
England > London > 1740
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > 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
- 12620362
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193894