The bench of the different meaning of the words character, caricatura and outrè in painting and drawing / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The bench of the different meaning of the words character, caricatura and outrè in painting and drawing / [graphic]
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519, artist.
Raphael, 1483-1520, artist. - Published / Created
- publish'd as the act directs, 4 Sep. 1758.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
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In the bottom row four bewigged judges, three of whom are asleep, are seated on the bench in Westminster Hall. In the top row are eight caricatured heads, two representing one of the judges below, the others, two versions of the lame man in Raphael's Sacrifice at Lystra (extreme left) and apostles in Leonardo's Last Supper. The lengthy text explaining the character, caracatura, and outrè etched on a second separate plate below image plate
- Description
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Title etched below image.
State from Paulson.
Print made from two plates; image and text on separate plates.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark. Only visible plate mark is between image and text.
The judges were identified by Nichols (Biographical anecdotes) as William Noel, Sir John Willes, Henry, Earl Bathurst, and Sir Edward Clive. See British Museum online catalogue.
On page 1 of volume 3: Steevens III.201.1.1. With annotation in pencil in Steevens's hand below print lower right: See Mr. Nichol's Book, 3d edit, page 403. Another note below lower right corner: 3d state. - 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 marks 189 x 210 mm and 119 x 213 mm, on sheet 328 x 234 mm.
- Edition
- [State 4].
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1758
Engravings England London 1758
Etchings England London 1758 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Noel, William, 1695-1762
Willes, John, Sir, 1685-1761
Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, Earl, 1714-1794
Clive, Edward, Sir, 1704-1771 - Subject (Topic)
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Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures
Judges
Lawyers
Politicians
Sleeping
Wigs - Subjects
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Noel, William, 1695-1762 > Caricatures and cartoons
Willes, John, Sir, 1685-1761 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, Earl, 1714-1794 > Caricatures and cartoons
Clive, Edward, Sir, 1704-1771 > Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures
Judges
Lawyers
Politicians
Sleeping
Wigs
England > 1758
England > London > 1758
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
- 11996475
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194202