Debates on palmistry from an original sketch in oil by Hogarth in the possession of Mr. Saml. Ireland / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Debates on palmistry from an original sketch in oil by Hogarth in the possession of Mr. Saml. Ireland / [graphic]
- Creator
- Haynes, Joseph, 1760-1829, printmaker
- Contributor
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Ireland, Samuel, -1800, publisher.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist. - Published / Created
- [1 February 1782]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd as the act directs Febry. 1, 1782 at No. 3 Clements Inn
- Abstract
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"A group of men sitting around a table, one in the centre pointing at his own palm, while two others on the right watch attentively and a third on the left holds out his palm but looks back at a maid holding a staff who approaches an owl perched on a stand nearby; with a fifth man standing behind the others, holding a staff and reading a paper through spectacles and a suit of armour in the background to right; after Hogarth's sketch known as 'Debates on Palmistry'."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Ms. note in Steevens's hand above print: Wretched stuff.
On page 214 in volume 3. - 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 30.5 x 38 cm
- Edition
- [State 3].
- 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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Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Engravings England London 1782
Satires (Visual works) England 1782 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Armor
Fortune telling
Newspapers
Owls
Reading
Servants - Subjects
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Armor
Fortune telling
Newspapers
Owls
Reading
Servants
18th century
England > London > 1782
England > 1782
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
- 12735734
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194238
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