'A picture by Hogarth, showing a performance of Dryden's play 'The Indian Emperor; or, the Conquest of Mexico' which took place in spring 1732 in the house of John Conduitt, before the Duke of Cumberland, who stands on the left with the Princesses Mary and Louisa beside him; the Duke of Richmond is shown in the left foreground, leaning over his wife's chair, while Lady Deloraine, sitting beside her, bends forward towards her daughters; the Earl of Pomfret, Duke of Montague and Tom Hill stand on the far left; the performers are Lord Sempster as Cortez, Lady Caroline Lenox as Cydaria, Lady Sophia Fermor as Almeria, and Miss Catherine Conduitt, afterwards Lady Symington, as Alibech; Dr. Desaguiliers is shown consulting a book at the back of the stage.'--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Conquest of Mexico
Description:
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: Not in Nichols's book., and On page 220 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 1, 1792, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside, & at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 and Conduitt, John, 1688-1737,
'A picture by Hogarth, showing a performance of Dryden's play 'The Indian Emperor; or, the Conquest of Mexico' which took place in spring 1732 in the house of John Conduitt, before the Duke of Cumberland, who stands on the left with the Princesses Mary and Louisa beside him; the Duke of Richmond is shown in the left foreground, leaning over his wife's chair, while Lady Deloraine, sitting beside her, bends forward towards her daughters; the Earl of Pomfret, Duke of Montague and Tom Hill stand on the far left; the performers are Lord Sempster as Cortez, Lady Caroline Lenox as Cydaria, Lady Sophia Fermor as Almeria, and Miss Catherine Conduitt, afterwards Lady Symington, as Alibech; Dr. Desaguiliers is shown consulting a book at the back of the stage.'--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Conquest of Mexico
Description:
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Mounted to 49 x 61 cm., Separate sheet (7.6 x 19 cm) with Horace Walpole's manuscript notes mounted below print., and No. 18 in the Catalogue of Framed Pictures in the Lewis Walpole Library.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 1, 1792, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside, & at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 and Conduitt, John, 1688-1737,
Figures by a boat and rocks in the foreground; the ruins of Tantallon Castle to the left; the Firth of Forth stretching to the distance; Bass Rock on the horizon; boats throughout the scene
Alternative Title:
View of Tantallon Castle, the Bass-Rock and the River Forth
Description:
Title etched below image. and Titled 'View of Tantalon Castle, the Bass Rock, and the River Forth, by J. Farington; engraved by Dodd, 1792.' in the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc, London, 1829.
Publisher:
Pubd. Febry. 1792 by F. Jukes, No. 10 Howland Street
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland, Forth, Firth of, Forth, Firth of., and Forth, Firth of (Scotland)
Title engraved below image., At top of sheet, above imprint statement: New lady's magazine., Sheet trimmed to within plate mark on right and left sides., Not in Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: St. James's Palace.
Publisher:
Published by Alexr. Hogg at the Kings Arms No. 16 Paternoster Row
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, and Charlotte, Queen, Consort of Frederick I, King of Württemberg, 1766-1828
