A riot in the street beside Temple Bar, the western boundary of the City of London, with the mob hanging and burning effigies of the members of the Rump Parliament; an effigy of Hudibras is carried in from the right on a pole by a man who carries in his other hand a sign "Down wth the Rumps"; he is followed by a crowd of men gesturing with sticks, brooms, and other tools. Rumps of beef burn over fires in the street
Alternative Title:
Burning the rumps at Temple-barr
Description:
Title engraved below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., One of twelve large illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, 1725/6., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On page 38 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 27.1 x 49.8 cm.
Publisher:
Philip Overton and John Cooper
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Butler, Samuel, 1612-1680. and Temple Bar (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Puritans, Crowds, Effigies, Executions in effigy, Fires, Riots, Signs (Notices), and History
Title from first line of text., Formerly attributed to Hogarth. See R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), p. 297., Ms. note in pencil below: Given me by Mr. [illegible] ... with strong assurance that is was the work of Hogarth., and On page 6 in volume 1.
"Theatre stage with two dancers; a woman (La Barbarina) jumping with her legs apart and a man (George Desnoyer) with his legs together; on either side a chorus, or audience, and statues of Comedy and Tragedy holding candles."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image, preceded by letters "A.B." and followed by "C.C. Prickt lines shew the rising Height.", Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: Charmers of the Age See Nichols's Book, 3rd edition p. 258. Given to me by the Right Honble. Willm Windham., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand below print: There is no scarcer plate in the whole collection. No more copies of it than this & Lord Orford's have been found., and On page 95 in volume 1. Sheet 188 x 263 mm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Campanini, Barberina, 1721-1799 and Desnoyer, George, approximately 1700-1764
"Satire on William Kent's altarpiece at St Clement Danes; a group of five angels playing musical instruments; the dove of the Holy Ghost above, surrounded by seven heads of putti. Keyed A-K in image with text below."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Copy of Kent's altarpiece and This print is exactly engraved after the celebrated altar-piece
Description:
Title from text above image., Caption below image: "This Print is exactly engraved after the celebrated Altar-piece in St. Clements Church which has been taken down by Order of the Lord Bishop of London (as 'tis thought) to prevent disputes, & laying of wagers, among the Parishioners about the Artists meaning in it ... 2 Smaller Angels as appears by the wings.", Numbered at the top right: Page 18., Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 63., On page 23 in volume 1., and Ms. note in Steevens's hand above print: Copy: From John Ireland's Hogarth Illustrated.
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
Alternative Title:
Wise men of Godliman in consultation
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., and 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.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
Toft, Mary, 1703-1763, Toft, Joshua, fl. 1720-1726, Manningham, Richard, Sir, 1690-1759, St. André, Nathanael, 1680-1776, and Howard, John, fl. 1690-1720
Subject (Topic):
Births, Butchers, Chamber pots, Canopy beds, Interiors, Physicians, and Rabbits
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
Alternative Title:
Wise men of Godliman in consultation
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. Sheet trimmed to: 18.3 x 24.9 cm., and Ms. note in Steevens's hand in pencil, above this print: Modern impression.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
Toft, Mary, 1703-1763, Toft, Joshua, fl. 1720-1726, Manningham, Richard, Sir, 1690-1759, St. André, Nathanael, 1680-1776, and Howard, John, fl. 1690-1720
Subject (Topic):
Births, Butchers, Chamber pots, Canopy beds, Interiors, Physicians, and Rabbits
The scene from Book 3, Chapter 8 in which Sancho is shown removing the fetters from Gines de Pasamonte's wrist. Quixote is on horseback, a lance braced under his arm as he confronts his opponent whose sword is posed to strike
Alternative Title:
Freeing of the galley slaves
Description:
Title etched below image., Title from Paulson: Freeing of the galley slaves., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Book 3rd. Ch: 8th"--Below title., "Vol. I. p. 129"--Below image, lower left., and On page 88 in volume 1. Trimmed to plate mark: 242 x 184 mm.
Publisher:
Robert Dodsley?
Subject (Name):
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Lancers, Rescues, Enslaved people, and Swords & daggers
"The adventure of Mambrino's helmet; Quixote on horseback, charging at the barber with his lance, the barber already having dismounted from his donkey and making an escape to right, the basin (mistaken for Mambrino's helmet) lying on the ground; Sancho on the back of his donkey, hailing Quixote from the top of a hill beyond; proposed illustration to 'Don Quixote' (unpublished)"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Adventure of Mambrino's helmet
Description:
Title etched below image., Title from Paulson: The adventure of Mambrino's helmet., Text following title: Book 3rd. Ch: 7th., "Vol. I. p. 155"--Lower left, below image. Should be p. 115., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On page 88 in volume 1. Plate mark 243 x 186 mm.
Edward Vaughan fanmaker and Edward Vaughan marchand evantalists
Description:
Title etched within image., Formerly attributed to Hogarth., Text in English and French., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.)., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and On page 5 in volume 1.
publish'd according to the act of Parliam[...] [not before 1738]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Portrait of Elizabeth Adams, three-quarter length, seated to left, holding a notebook titled "Repenting sins", shown with both hands on her lap, wearing bonnet and plain dress. Adams was a criminal who was hanged for robbery in 1738. Resemblance to a figure in William Hogarth's Harlot's Progress, plate 6; and tentatively attributed to him in the British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of the end of the publication statement., and On page 63 in volume 1. Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand beneath print: See Nichols's Book, 3d edit. p. 194.
