Fac simile of a letter &c. sent by the celebrated Mr. Hogarth to a member of a literary society at Norwich who held their meetings in that city in the year 1746, and styled themselves the Argonauts, respecting the comparitive proportions of stature of Mr. Garrick and Mr. Quin [graphic].

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Lewis Walpole Library > Fac simile of a letter &c. sent by the celebrated Mr. Hogarth to a member of a literary society at Norwich who held their meetings in that city in the year 1746, and styled themselves the Argonauts, respecting the comparitive proportions of stature of Mr. Garrick and Mr. Quin [graphic].

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Title: Fac simile of a letter &c. sent by the celebrated Mr. Hogarth to a member of a literary society at Norwich who held their meetings in that city in the year 1746, and styled themselves the Argonauts, respecting the comparitive proportions of stature of Mr. Garrick and Mr. Quin [graphic].
Alternative Title: Facsimile of a letter
Facsimile of the proportions of Garrick and Quin
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Laurie & Whittle, publishers.
Published / Created: [12 May 1797]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published 12th May 1797 by Robert Laurie & James Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
Abstract: Facsimile of a sketch with hand-written descriptions, with outlines of Garrick and Quin from the back, next to a scale of feet, with profiles of a 'short proportion' to the left of Quin, and a 'tall proportion' to the right of Garrick
Description: Title engraved above image.
Also lettered with a facsimile hand-writing, including the date "Oct 21 1746", and signed "W H" [i.e., William Hogarth].
Dobson records “from a drawing belonging to Mr. Stevenson or Norwich, after to J. P. Kemble. See Dobson, A. William Hogarth.
Copy of no. 2808 in v. 3, Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Formerly on page 108 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator.
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 24.5 x 25 cm, on sheet 26.2 x 36.6 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Box 1

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures England London 1797
Etchings England London 1797
Material: etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): British.
Subject (Name): Garrick, David, 1717-1779
Quin, James, 1693-1766
Subject (Topic): Actors
Subjects: Garrick, David, 1717-1779 > Caricatures and cartoons
Quin, James, 1693-1766 > Caricatures and cartoons
Actors > British
England > London > 1797
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: 12786618
Object ID (OID): 16194027