Orator Henley christening a child, after an oil sketch by Hogarth; the cleric stands holding the infant over a large, empty baptismal font, with the mother beside him to left. To his right stand a man who holds his hat and a stout woman, while in front a child, wearing a plumed hat and standing on tiptoe, reaches into the font, tipping the shallow bowl and spilling the water
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Title engraved below image., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.) for note about a related work by Sympson, p. 310., and On page 217 in volume 3. Sheet: 20.5 x 13 cm.
Publisher:
Samuel Ireland
Subject (Name):
Henley, John, 1692-1756
Subject (Topic):
Baptisms, Children, Clergy, Fonts, Infants, and Women
Orator Henley christening a child, after an oil sketch by Hogarth; the cleric stands holding the infant over a large, empty baptismal font, with the mother beside him to left. To his right stand a man who holds his hat and a stout woman, while in front a child, wearing a plumed hat and standing on tiptoe, reaches into the font, tipping the shallow bowl and spilling the water
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Title engraved below image., Also signed below image: Hogarth pinxt ; S. Ireland fecit 1785., Dedication etched below title: To Francis Grose Esq. F.A.S. an encourager & promoter of the arts, this etching from his favorite Hogarth is inscribed by his obliged friend & servant, Saml. Ireland., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., For related work by Sympson see: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), p. 310., See no. 2837 for original painting in reverse in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., and On page 217 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to plate mark: 37.9 x 28.8 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1st 1786, by W. Dickenson, No. 158 New Bond St.
Subject (Name):
Henley, John, 1692-1756
Subject (Topic):
Baptisms, Children, Clergy, Fonts, Infants, and Women
"Satire on the Rev John Henley, in a chapel, preaching in a pulpit at left, above which a dog in Scots plaid holds a sign lettered 'Politicks & Divinity'; the clerk holds a club, as do other members of the congregation, who are variously animatedly arguing and exclaiming, one reading a newspaper; at right a pew lettered 'pews for ye Doctors Friends &c / Butcher Frenchman / Scot and Tory. / Join to rob Britain of its Glory.', in it several people wearing Scots plaid; above the pew, a coat of arms supported by a fox and wolf with the crest of an ass's head, with mottos 'Bray' and 'No Faith No King No Law', below it two inscriptions, 'Repaired and Beautifyd by O-t- H-y' [Orator Henley] and 'Subjects to night / ye. Battle of Dettengen & ye. Bishops'; at top centre, a placard: 'It is written my house shall be called ye. house of prayer but ye have made it a den of thieves'; a forgery purporting to be by or after Hogarth."--British Museum catalogue., Title etched above image., Publisher and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand at top of page: Seven forgeries -- all published by Samuel Ireland; in pencil in Steevens's hand beneath print: £6.0.0., Extensive ms. note on separate sheet to right, in ink in Steevens's hand., and On page 233 in volume 3.
"Satire on alleged political corruption during the premiership of Lord Bute: copy in reverse of one compartment of "Places (being a Sequel to the Posts) a Political Pasquinade (see British Museum registration number 1868,0808.4321): Lord Sandwich, holding his cricket bat, presides over the Admiralty board whose members are asleep in their chairs; two sailors are turned away at the Pay Office while Henry Fox converses with venal politicians; a gentleman in a long wig presides over the Treasury board consisting of five Scots seated at a table covered with empty money bags, an empty chest lying on the floor; seven recipients of government pensions present themselves, among them 'M.', Arthur Murphy (?), 'Orator S', Tobias Smollett, 'H', William Hogarth at his easel wearing a fool's cap, his dog at his feet, 'P.W.', Paul Whitehead, deputy wardrobe keeper to the king, standing beside a coat on a stand"--British Museum onlne catalogue
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Title engraved above image., Lettered with captions above title: Satire's a harmless quiet thing - 'Tis application makes the sting., Lettered at lower edge of image: 'A friend at Court is better than a penny in a purse'., and On page 296 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to: 12.5 x 15 cm.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Whitehead, Paul, 1710-1774, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792, Smollett, T. 1721-1771 (Tobias),, and Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Local note no catalog card from R. Paulson: Not Hogarth. Possibly Highmore., Ms. note in ink in Steevens's hand above group of four prints: Sketches taken by Hogarth at Lord Lovat's trial., and On page 230 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Published Augt. 1, 1791, by W. Birch, Hampstead Heath
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Local note no catalog card from R. Paulson: Not Hogarth. Possibly Highmore., Ms. note in ink in Steevens's hand above group of four prints: Sketches taken by Hogarth at Lord Lovat's trial., and On page 230 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Published Augt. 1, 1791, by W. Birch, Hampstead Heath
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Local note no catalog card from R. Paulson: Not Hogarth. Possibly Highmore., and Ms. note in ink in Steevens's hand above group of four prints: Sketches taken by Hogarth at Lord Lovat's trial.
Publisher:
Published Augt. 1, 1791, by W. Birch, Hampstead Heath
Title etched below image., Text following title: The scale of the drawing is that of plates the 1st, 2nd & 3rd., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Local note no catalog card from R. Paulson: Not Hogarth. Possibly Highmore., Ms. note in ink in Steevens's hand in image, lower edge, centered: Sketches of Lord Lovat's trial, by Hogarth., and Ms. note in ink in Steevens's hand above group of four prints: Sketches taken by Hogarth at Lord Lovat's trial.
Publisher:
Published Augt. 1, 1791, by W. Birch, Hampstead Heath
Pug the Painter (the Idea Box of a Connoisseur) is a monkey seated on a table that is decorated with the carved face of a judge on the side. He paints a canvas supported on an easel and holds paint brushes and palette in his right hand. From a speech bubble he says: " A marvellous effect by G-d." At the left an owl is perched on a stack of books and holds a sheet of paper in his claw with the words "Catalogue of some capital pictures lately consigned from abroad" and from his mouth a speech bubble: "I think Mr. Pug you may keep down your sky a little more."
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Title etched above image., After a drawing by Paul Sandby now at the British Museum. See Registration number: 1985,0223.8. Etching also attributed to him in the British Museum catalogue., Text etched below image: To the despisers of all pretended connoiseurs & all imitators (but those of nature) this plate is most humbly dedicated., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), page 155., and On page 292 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to: 28.6 x 21.2 cm.
