Etching after a painting by Hogarth; head and shoulders of a young woman looking down and to the left; wearing a gown with a loose neckline, her hair dressed tied with a bow at the back and a band decorated with a crescent moon in front
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Title from Dobson., Plate from: Ireland. S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth. London : Published by R. Faulder, ... and J. Egerton ..., 1794-99, v. 1, p. 170., and On page 232 in volume 3. Plate mark 17.6 x 14.6 cm, on sheet 18.7 x 15.3 cm.
Title devised by curator., Text below image: from a drawing by the late Iohn Mortimer., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Plate from: Ireland, J. Hogarth illustrated (1st ed.), v. iii., Ms. note in Steevens's hand not directly related to any individual print below print., and On page 234 in volume 3.
Oval portrait of a young girl, identified as Miss Rich, daughter of John Rich, a theatrical manager. See the Catalogue of engraved British portraits
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From an original sketch in the collection of Mrs. Hogarth
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Title from the Catalogue of engraved British portraits., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand at bottom of print: Not in Nichols. Another note in pencil in another unidentified hand below print: ?Miss Rich., and On page 218 in volume 3.
Satire on Hogarth, shown as the mountebank painter on a stage demonstrating the beauty of a crooked line. Eight figures identified in the key below: Hogarth (H), Dr. Morell (?), appearing in a clown's costume addresses the crowd. Also appearing are Hogarth's Fool (S), Hogarth's puffer(4), Hogarth's fiddler (W), etc
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Title, printmaker, and publication date from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Key to the image below image, followed by four lines of text: This arrogant quacking analist who blinded by the darkest ignorance of [the] principles of painting, has spoke so foolishly of the works of [the] greatest masters-- is hereby challeng'd to produce one piece of his either in painting, or on copper plate, that has [the] least grace, beauty or so much knowledge in proportion as may be found in common signs in every street--O will thy impudence is the certain consequence of thy ignorance.", A satire on Hogarth by Paul Sandby., and On page 288 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to: 23 x 19 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 and Morrell, Thomas, 1703-1784
Half-length portrait in oval, directed to front with head turned and looking three-quarters to right, wearing shirt with open collar, cloak draped over right shoulder and soft cap
Alternative Title:
William Bullock, comedian
Description:
Title from published state. See British Museum online catalogue Registration number: K,58.77., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., On page 208 in volume 3., and Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above row of three impressions of this print: William Bullock. See Mr. Nichols's Book, 3d edit., p 407. Another ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above this print: Proof.
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Pub. June 1st, 1781 by I. Thane, Rupert Street, Hay Market
Subject (Name):
Bullock, William, approximately 1657-approximately 1740,
Half-length portrait in oval, directed to front with head turned and looking three-quarters to right, wearing shirt with open collar, cloak draped over right shoulder and soft cap
Alternative Title:
William Bullock, comedian
Description:
Title from published state. See British Museum online catalogue Registration number: K,58.77., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., On page 208 in volume 3., and Ms. note in in pencil in Steevens's hand above row of three impressions of this print: William Bullock. See Mr. Nichols's Book, 3d. edit., p 407.
Publisher:
Pub. June 1st, 1781 by I. Thane, Rupert Street, Hay Market
Subject (Name):
Bullock, William, approximately 1657-approximately 1740,
Title and date assigned by curator., For a discussion of Hogarth's designs using fish, see Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), p. 205-6., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On page 231 in volume 3.
On the left, a meagre Scotchman shown full-length in rags, scratching between his fingers and scratching himself against a sign-post. In the distance is on a hill is Edinburgh Castle. To the right, under a tavern sign with a picture of an ox and the words "Roast & Boil'd" stands a well-dressed, well-fed Englishman holding a large pot of "London Porter". He leans against a post; behind him is St. Paul's in the distance
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North and South of Great Britain
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Title, artist, and printmaker from later states., Formerly attributed to Hogarth., Printmaker identified as Francesco Bartolozzi, after a painting by Paul Sandby. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Not in R. Paulson's Hogarth's graphic works., and On page 207 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Publish'd June the 11. 1781 by A. Torre & J. Thane, No. 28 in the Hay Market
Detail of the left portion of the first design for William Hogarth's A rake's progress: a older woman with signs of syphilis pox on her face, holds a fan to her face as she reaches with her left hand towards the right
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Title supplied by curator. and On page 209 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Published Octr. 1788 by Thos. King, New Bond Street