[Frontispiece to Leveridge's Collection of songs] [graphic].

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Description

Title
[Frontispiece to Leveridge's Collection of songs] [graphic].
Creator
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created
[November 1727]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Leveridge
Abstract

A lady (a Muse?), with a cello and open book with musical notations at her feet, addresses, on behalf of Leveridge's songs, Venus and Bacchus, shown in clouds above; Cupid stands at his mother's side presumably helping to persuade her

Description
Title, printmaker and artist, state, and date from Paulson
With: Engraved title page for "A collection of songs with the musick by Mr. Leveridge. In two volumes. London : Engrav'd and printed for the author in Tavistock-Street, Covent-Garden, 1727."
"The ornaments around the title page many also be by Hogarth, but I see no very good reason to thinks so"--Paulson, p. 71.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Ms. note in Steevens's hand above print: Not inserted by Mr. Nichols.
On page 47 in volume 1. Plate mark 9.6 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 17.3 x 10 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 170 x 103 mm
Edition
[State 1].
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Allegorical prints
Frontispieces
Engravings England London 1727
Material
etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Topic)
Musical instruments
Muses (Greek deities)
Cupid (Roman deity)
Dionysus (Greek deity)
Venus (Roman deity)
Subjects
Musical instruments
Muses (Greek deities)
Cupid (Roman deity)
Dionysus (Greek deity)
Venus (Roman deity)
England > London > 1727
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
9854661
Object ID (OID)
16945060

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