Plate 31. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 31. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The scene is of the Southwark fairgrounds in London with attractions. A large sign "The Siege of Troy" hangs in front a church obscuring all but the steeple. A theatrical booth on the left collapses under the sign "The Stage of Mutiny ..."; a lantern sign reads "Ciber [sic] and Bullock's The Fall of Bajazet". There is a china shop, a rope dancer and rope-flyer, a quack doctor, a peepshow, a conjuror (Isaac Fawkes) and broadsword fighter on horseback; in the foreground a black boy plays a trumpet and a young woman a drum
Alternative Title:
Humours of a fair
Description:
Title and publisher from Paulson., Paulson cites an alternative title from Hogarth: Humours of a fair., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens hand at top of print: [illegible loss] d. Impression (“56 b” added to loss area)., Ms.note in pencil in Steevens hand below print: See Mr Nichol's Book, 3d edit. p. 180., and On page 56 in volume 1. Trimmed to: 360 x 465 mm.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Geographic):
London (England)
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Acrobats, Blacks, City & town life, Crowds, Entertainers, Fairs, Magicians, Peepshows, Puppet shows, Street musicians, and Theatrical productions
Plate 38. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Nine actresses and four child actors dressed as classical deities preparing for a performance; among props and costumes are kittens playing with an orb and lyre, a monkey urinating in a helmet and a baby being fed by a child dressed as an eagle."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title and state from Paulson., Ms. note pencil in Steevens hand above print: Second Impression., and On page 97 in volume 1. Sheet 450 x 550 mm.
"Nine actresses and four child actors dressed as classical deities preparing for a performance; among props and costumes are kittens playing with an orb and lyre, a monkey urinating in a helmet and a baby being fed by a child dressed as an eagle."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title and state from Paulson., Ms. pencil note in Steevens's hand above print: First Impression., Ms. pencil note in Steevens's hand below print: See Nichols's book, 3d edit. p. 261., and On page 96 in volume 1. Sheet 445 x 455 mm.
A scene in an encampment: two punished soldiers standing outside the headquarters, one holding a very long pole, the other with two blocks on his head, others looking on from both sides
Description:
Title, state, and date from Paulson., One of fourteen illustrations created for John Beaver's Roman military punishments; used as headpiece for Chap. XV; see p. 129., Ms. note in Steevens's hand: Standing before the General's tent &c., and On page 24 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 4.5 x 7.8 cm.
Satire on Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Burlington" in which he praises Lord Burlington's architectural taste; the gate of Burlington House, Piccadilly, surmounted by statues of William Kent (center) holding a artist's palette and paint brush, Raphael (left). and Mil.angelo (i.e. Michelangelo, right), is being whitewashed by a plasterer (Pope) standing on scaffolding. See British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Burlington gate
Description:
Title and date from earlier version in Paulson., Later reduced copy., Date from British Museum online catalogue., Other lettering within image; a key below, begins, "A. P-pe, a plasterer white washing & bespattering. B. any body that comes in his way. C. not a Duke's coach as appears by [the] crescent at one corner. D. Taste. E. a standing proof. F. a labourer.", Formerly attributed to Hogarth. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), p. 35., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 1873., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), no. 277., and On page 54 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to:
"Satire on Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Burlington" in which he praises Lord Burlington's architectural taste; the gate of Burlington House, Piccadilly, surmounted by statues of K-n-t (i.e. William Kent), Raphael Urb. and Mil.angelo (i.e. Michelangelo), is being whitewashed by a plasterer (Pope) standing on scaffolding."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Burlington gate
Description:
Title from Paulson., Date from British Museum online catalogue., Other lettering within image; a key below, begins, "A. P-pe, a plasterer white washing & bespattering. B. Any body that comes in his way. C. Not a Duke's coach as appears by [the] crescent at one corner. D. Taste. E. a standing proof. F. a labourer.", The 'pe' in Pope is superscript. The 'E' above Kent's bust appears above his pen., "Price 6d."--Lower right hand corner., Formerly attributed to Hogarth. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), p. 299-300., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 1874, Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 54 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 23.1 x 16.2 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. and Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744,
Satire on Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Burlington" in which he praises Lord Burlington's architectural taste; the gate of Burlington House, Piccadilly, surmounted by statues of William Kent (center) holding a artist's palette and paint brush, Raphael (left). and Mil.angelo (i.e. Michelangelo, right), is being whitewashed by a plasterer (Pope) standing on scaffolding. See British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Burlington gate
Description:
Title from Paulson., Date from British Museum online catalogue., Reduced copy after Hogarth, not Hogarth., Other lettering within image; a key below, begins, "A. P-pe, a plasterer white washing & bespattering. B. any body that comes in his way. C. not a Duke's coach as appears by [the] crescent at one corner. D. Taste. E. a standing proof. F. a labourer.", "Price 6d"--Lower right hand corner., Formerly attributed to Hogarth. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), p. 299-300., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 1874, See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), no. 277., In Steevens's hand at top of page (referring to 3 prints): See Mr. Nichols's Book, 3d edit. p. 28.175 / Three different originals of Burlington gate., and On page 54 in volume 1.
"Satire on the financial scandal of the South Sea Bubble; a composite scene in the City of London identified by the Guildhall, St Paul's Cathedral and the Monument (its inscription changed to record the destruction of the city by the South Sea); a crowd is gathered around a merry-go-round (on which ride a prostitute, a clergyman, a shoe-black, an old crone and a Scottish nobleman); to left, the Devil hacks the limbs of Fortune, while religious leaders (both Anglican and Jewish) play at pitch and hustle; to right, emblematic figures of Honour and Honesty are beaten by Self-Interest and Villainy, and Trade sleeps."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title and state from Paulson., Date range for publication based on publisher's street address. John Bowles gave his address as 13 Cornhill between 1768 and 1779; see British Museum online catalogue., Verses below image: See here [the] causes why in London, so many men are made, & undone .... Guess at the rest you find out more., Price erased in state 5 and new publication line added in state 7., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 8 in volume 1.
Publisher:
Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):
Financial crises and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, History, Allegories, Clergy, Crowds, Devil, Ethnic stereotypes, Merry-go-rounds, Occupations, and Prostitutes
"Satire on the financial scandal of the South Sea Bubble; a composite scene in the City of London identified by the Guildhall, St Paul's Cathedral and the Monument (its inscription changed to record the destruction of the city by the South Sea); a crowd is gathered around a merry-go-round (on which ride a prostitute, a clergyman, a shoe-black, an old crone and a Scottish nobleman); to left, the Devil hacks the limbs of Fortune, while religious leaders (both Anglican and Jewish) play at pitch and hustle; to right, emblematic figures of Honour and Honesty are beaten by Self-Interest and Villainy, and Trade sleeps."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title and state from Paulson., Publication information inferred from 3rd state., Verses below image: See here [the] causes why in London, so many men are made, & undone .... Guess at the rest you find out more., "Price 1 shilling."--Lower right., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with some loss to text at bottom margin., Ms. note in Steevens's hand above: South-Sea. In pencil below: See Nichol's book, 3d edit. p. 122., and On page 8 in volume 1.
Publisher:
Mrs. Chilcot and R. Caldwell?
Subject (Geographic):
Financial crises and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, History, Allegories, Clergy, Crowds, Devil, Ethnic stereotypes, Merry-go-rounds, Occupations, and Prostitutes
