Beggar's Opera, Act III "When my hero in Court appears, &c." From the original picture in the collection of his Grace the Duke of Leeds / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Beggar's Opera, Act III "When my hero in Court appears, &c." From the original picture in the collection of his Grace the Duke of Leeds / [graphic]
- Creator
- Blake, William, 1757-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
John and Josiah Boydell (Firm), publishers. - Published / Created
- [1 July 1790]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd July 1st, 1790, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall, London
- Abstract
-
Theatrical scene in a prison, after Hogarth's painting illustrating Gay's "The Beggar's Opera". Audience members are shown seated in boxes to the left and right; in the centre, the character of Macheath, a highwayman, stands in shackles; on either side of him, his wife and lover are kneeling before their respective fathers, pleading for intervention on Macheath's behalf; in the background, a group of male figures (Macheath's gang?).
- Description
-
Title engraved below image.
State from Dobson.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
To the left of the imprint statement: Size of the picture 24 i. by 30 i. long.
Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: Not in Nichols's book.
On page 221 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to: 46.1 x 58.2 cm. - 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 44.0 x 54.3 cm
- Edition
- [State 4].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Illustrations
Engravings England London 1790 - Material
- engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Gay, John, 1685-1732.
- Subjects
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Gay, John, 1685-1732 > Illustrations
England > London > 1790
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership
Knight, William, -1847 > Ownership
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806 > Ownership
Curtis, Charles Constable, 1852-1936 > Ownership
Curtis, Edith Fanny Onslow, -1944 > 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
- 8271917
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194256