The company of undertakers [graphic].
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17339306
Description
- Title
- The company of undertakers [graphic].
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- March the 3d, 1736.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd by W. Hogarth
- Abstract
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A mock coat-of-arms for physicians with fifteen heads of doctors, three of whom, in the top row, are identified as John Taylor, Sarah Mapp, and Joshua Ward; three in the lower centre peer at liquid in a glass phial, the one to left using a pince-nez. The whole is contained within a black border or hatchment supported by cross-bones. The text on the scroll at the bottom of the design: "Et plurima mortis imago."
- Description
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Title etched below image.
"Price six pence."
Title from British Museum catalogue: A consultation of physicians.
Caption below image begins: "Beareth sable, an urinal proper, between 12 quack-heads of the second & 12 caneheads or consultant ..."
Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Dod, Pierce (1683-1754) -- Bamber, Dr.
1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 263 x 178 mm. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 260 x 180 mm, on sheet 302 x 227 mm
- Edition
- [State 2].
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
- Call Number
- Print00536
- Collection Title
- Plate 61. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 48. Album of William Hogarth prints.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, collector.
- Collection Date
- [England], [1732-1764] [England], [not after 1753]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1735
Engravings England London 1735
Etchings England London 1735 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Ward, Joshua, 1685-1761
Taylor, John, 1703-1772
Mapp, Sarah - Subject (Topic)
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Quacks and quackery
Escutcheons (Heraldry)
Medical equipment & supplies
Physicians
Staffs (Sticks) - Subjects
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Ward, Joshua, 1685-1761 > Caricatures and cartoons
Taylor, John, 1703-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mapp, Sarah > Caricatures and cartoons
Quacks and quackery
Escutcheons (Heraldry)
Medical equipment & supplies
Physicians
Staffs (Sticks)
England > 1735
England > London > 1735
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
Sotheby, Frederick Edward, 1837-1909 > Ownership
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Ownership
Greenberg, Richard > 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
- 9897513
- Object ID (OID)
- 17339306