Frontispiece to the Jacobites journal [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Frontispiece to the Jacobites journal [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Headpiece for The Jacobite's journal
- Creator
- Livesay, Richard, -1823?, printmaker, publisher
- Contributor
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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Hogarth, Jane, 1711?-1789, publisher. - Published / Created
- [27 November 1781]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd Novr. 27; 1781, by Rd. Livesay, at Mrs. Hogarths Leicester Fields
- Abstract
-
A Scotch man and woman ride on an ass led by a monk walking to the left and holding its halter on which is supsended a copy of a newspaper "London evening post". The Scotch man is holding a glass in one hand and waving his cap with the other as he shouts "Huzza". She holds a sword and is also shouting. A book lettered with the word "Harrington" is tied to the ass's tail. In the distance is the skyline of London
- Description
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Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Copy of: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2893.
Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 229.
Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand at bottom of print: Livesay's copy.
On page 200 in volume 2. - 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 17.6 x 24 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Views
Satires (Visual works) England 1781
Aquatints England London 1781
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- aquatint and etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- London (England)
- Subject (Topic)
-
Cityscapes
Donkeys
Ethnic stereotypes
Newspapers - Subjects
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London (England) > Views
Cityscapes
Donkeys
Ethnic stereotypes
Newspapers
England > 1781
England > London > 1781
18th century
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
- 12820870
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194198
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