Satan, sin and death Paradise Lost book II. From a painting by Hogarth (left unfinished) in the collection of David Garrick Esq. to whom this plate is inscribed by his most obliged and obedient servant, Charles Townley / [graphic]

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Title: Satan, sin and death Paradise Lost book II. From a painting by Hogarth (left unfinished) in the collection of David Garrick Esq. to whom this plate is inscribed by his most obliged and obedient servant, Charles Townley / [graphic]
Creator: Townley, Charles, 1746-approximately 1800, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: published according to act of Parliament April 15th, 1767.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: "Sin interposes herself between Satan on the left and his son Death on the right to stop them attacking each other, revealing their relation to each other, with a portcullis gate in upper right, attached by a chain in the foreground; copy of a print by Charles Townley after a design by Hogarth."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved below image.
"Price five shillings."--Following imprint.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
On page 1 of volume 3.
With ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand below print lower right: See Mr. Nichols's Book, 3d Edit. p. 404. This identical print was sold for twenty pounds. In pencil to left of engraved text on print: No more than five impressions were taken from this plate.
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 50.6 x 54.2 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Allegorical prints
Etchings England London 1788
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Material: etching and engraving with touches of brown ink ;
Subject (Topic): Deadly sins
Death
Devil
Subjects: Deadly sins
Death
Devil
England > London > 1788
18th century
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 11997497
Object ID (OID): 16194204