Cunicularii, or, The wise men of Godliman in consultation [graphic].
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16945057
Description
- Title
- Cunicularii, or, The wise men of Godliman in consultation [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Wise men of Godliman in consultation
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [December 1726]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
-
A sparse interior where (G) Mary Toft lies on a curtained bed apparently in the throes of labour. She is attended by (E) her husband Joshua Toft and (F) his sister Margaret, acting as nurse. (D) Dr John Howard is receiving a dead rabbit from a butcher at the door. There are three other men in the room: (A) Nathaniel St André, (C) John Maubray or Cyriacus Ahlers, and (B) a third (Sir John Manningham or Samuel Molyneux) whose arm is thrust beneath Mary's skirts. Rabbits scamper across the floor; others lie dead; to the right is a chamber pot."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title engraved below image.
State, date, and place of publication from Paulson.
According to Hogarth's early biographer John Nichols, the print was commissioned by a group of rival surgeons paying a guinea each.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
On page 42 in volume 1.
Ms. note in Steevens's hand in pencil, above this print and copy next to it: See Nichol's, Book 3rd edit, pp. 23.146.461. Old Impression; below: Given me by Revd. C.M. Crackerode. - 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 198 x 251 mm
- Edition
- [State 2].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1726
Etchings England London 1726 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Toft, Mary, 1703-1763
Toft, Joshua, fl. 1720-1726
Manningham, Richard, Sir, 1690-1759
St. André, Nathanael, 1680-1776
Howard, John, fl. 1690-1720 - Subject (Topic)
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Births
Butchers
Chamber pots
Canopy beds
Interiors
Physicians
Rabbits - Subjects
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Toft, Mary, 1703-1763 > Caricatures and cartoons
Toft, Joshua, fl. 1720-1726 > Caricatures and cartoons
Manningham, Richard, Sir, 1690-1759 > Caricatures and cartoons
St. André, Nathanael, 1680-1776 > Caricatures and cartoons
Howard, John, fl. 1690-1720 > Caricatures and cartoons
Births
Butchers
Chamber pots
Canopy beds
Interiors
Physicians
Rabbits
England > 1726
England > London > 1726
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-126 > 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
- 11642397
- Object ID (OID)
- 16945057
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