[A satire on 'Vice and Folly'] [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- [A satire on 'Vice and Folly'] [graphic]
- Creator
- Toms, W. H. (William Henry), approximately 1700-1765, printmaker
- Contributor
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Heemskerck, Egbert van, 1634 or 1635-1704, artist.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher. - Published / Created
- [not after 1760]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for Robt. Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
- Abstract
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"A satire on prostitution set in a brothel in which all the men have been given the heads of apes and the women those of cats. In the centre of the room a prostitute sits on the knee of an old man who fondles her, her legs splayed; she holds a glass in one hand and a flask in the other. A magistrate wearing a lace edged hat and holding a large candle stands over them. Constables with staves stand in the open door, behind which the prostitute's pimp (referred to as her bully in the verse beneath) is hiding; he is dressed as a grenadier. On the right, the brothel-keeper holds up a tally-board pointing out one of the symbols to three men who are startled at the entry of the constables; one is seated at a table holding a glass, another holds a large candle. On the table is a large flask, another rests on the floor beside a big jug, and another lies broken in pieces. In the background on the right a couple peer from being the curtains of a large bed. Hanging from the ceiling is a large birdcage on which a bird is perched."--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
- Description
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Title supplied from description of an earlier state in the British Museum catalogue.
Reissue by Sayer of a print published anonymously around 1730. See no. 1860 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 2.
Terminal date of publication based on publisher's street address; according to the British Museum online catalogue, Sayer moved from his "opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street" premises in 1760. A later date is also possible, as the series that included this print was advertised in Robert Sayer's catalogue for 1766; see no. 1858 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 2.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Eight lines of verse in two columns below image: Alas! poor whore, thourt fairly trap'd, Tho' by thy spark so sweetly lap'd; And for thy midnight vice and folly, Your fate is now to mill your dolly ... - Provenance
- Grosvenor Prints; June 2024.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 36.6 x 32 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 760.00.00.111+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1760
Etchings England London 1760
Engravings England London 1760 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
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Animals in human situations
Interiors
Prostitutes
Military uniforms
Judges
Watchmen
Canopy beds
Birdcages
Doves
Wine
Bottles - Subjects
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Animals in human situations
Interiors
Prostitutes
Military uniforms
Judges
Watchmen
Canopy beds
Birdcages
Doves
Wine
Bottles
England > 1760
England > London > 1760
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 17175699
- Object ID (OID)
- 33224124