The bench of the different meaning of the words character, caricatura and outrè in painting and drawing / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The bench of the different meaning of the words character, caricatura and outrè in painting and drawing / [graphic]
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519, artist.
Raphael, 1483-1520, artist. - Published / Created
- publish'd as the act directs, 4 Sep. 1758.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
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In the bottom row four bewigged judges, three of whom are asleep, are seated on the bench in Westminster Hall. In the top row are eight caricatured heads, two representing one of the judges below, the others, two versions of the lame man in Raphael's Sacrifice at Lystra (extreme left) and apostles in Leonardo's Last Supper. The lengthy text explaining the character, caracatura, and outrè etched on a second separate plate below plate with image begins: There are hardly any two things more essentially different than character and caracatura ...
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Print made from two plates; image and text on separate plates.
State and publisher from Paulson.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark. Only visible plate mark is between image and text.
The judges were identified by Nichols (Biographical anecdotes) as William Noel, Sir John Willes, Henry, Earl Bathurst, and Sir Edward Clive. See British Museum online catalogue.
1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate marks 18.9 x 20.9 cm and 11.7 x 21.2 cm, on sheet 40 x 27 cm.
Mounted on leaf 46 x 59 cm.
Plate 65 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. - Provenance
- Formerly owned by Queen Charlotte, the album bound according to Her Majesty's direction. Purchased by W.S. Lewis at Sotheby's, Miss M.A.E. Crofton sale, lot 341; 15 November 1960.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 30.9 x 20.7 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Edition
- [State 3].
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 764 (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Plate 65. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, collector.
- Collection Date
- [England], [1732-1764]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1758
Engravings England London 1758
Etchings England London 1758 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Noel, William, 1695-1762
Willes, John, Sir, 1685-1761
Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, Earl, 1714-1794
Clive, Edward, Sir, 1704-1771 - Subject (Topic)
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Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures
Judges
Lawyers
Politicians
Sleeping
Wigs - Subjects
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Noel, William, 1695-1762 > Caricatures and cartoons
Willes, John, Sir, 1685-1761 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, Earl, 1714-1794 > Caricatures and cartoons
Clive, Edward, Sir, 1704-1771 > Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures
Judges
Lawyers
Politicians
Sleeping
Wigs
England > 1758
England > London > 1758
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
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 11883732
- Object ID (OID)
- 33185323