publish'd as the act directs March [the] 15th 1762.
Call Number:
Hogarth 762.03.15.01++ Box 305
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"The interior of a chapel with an impassioned preacher inspiring his listeners; considerably altered from the earlier state known as "Enthusiasm Delineated", for instance, by the substitution of representations of the Cock Lane Ghost (a topical reference to a fraud of 1762) for the figures of Christ, the removal of the barking dog, and the introduction of rabbits emerging from the skirts of the woman swooning on the floor in allusion to Mary Toft, the Rabbit Woman of Godlaming."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Enthusiasm delineated
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Paulson., Image and text engraved on two separate plates., and With caption: Believe not every Spirit; but try the Spirits whether they are of God because many false prophets are gone out into the World. 1.John.Ch.4.V.1.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
Toft, Mary, 1703-1763, Villiers, George, 1690-1748., and Whitefield, George, 1714-1770
Subject (Topic):
Christianity, Superstition, Demonology, Demons, Ghosts, Rabbits, Witches, Sleeping, and Supervisors
