[Mountebank painter] [graphic].

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Description

Title
[Mountebank painter] [graphic].
Creator
Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809, printmaker
Published / Created
[1753]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
publisher not identified
Abstract

Satire on Hogarth, shown as the mountebank painter on a stage demonstrating the beauty of a crooked line. Eight figures identified in the key below: Hogarth (H), Dr. Morell (?), appearing in a clown's costume addresses the crowd. Also appearing are Hogarth's Fool (S), Hogarth's puffer(4), Hogarth's fiddler (W), etc

Description
Title, printmaker, and publication date from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Key to the image below image, followed by four lines of text: This arrogant quacking analist who blinded by the darkest ignorance of [the] principles of painting, has spoke so foolishly of the works of [the] greatest masters-- is hereby challeng'd to produce one piece of his either in painting, or on copper plate, that has [the] least grace, beauty or so much knowledge in proportion as may be found in common signs in every street--O will thy impudence is the certain consequence of thy ignorance."
A satire on Hogarth by Paul Sandby.
On page 288 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to: 23 x 19 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 23 x 19 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

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

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1753
Etchings England London 1753
Material
etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Morrell, Thomas, 1703-1784
Subject (Topic)
Clowns
Crowds
Subjects
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 > Caricatures and cartoons
Morrell, Thomas, 1703-1784 > Caricatures and cartoons
Clowns
Crowds
England > 1753
England > London > 1753
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8610490
Object ID (OID)
16194311

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