Two images. On the top: in an elaborate frame, the Virgin holds the swaddled Child; a bald man (monk?) looks down at the child from over her left shoulder. Below, a detail of the friar's foot, also in a frame, with a curtain pulled to the left side
Alternative Title:
Friar's foot
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Plate from: Ireland, S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth. London : Published by R. Faulder, New Bond Street; and J. Egerton, Whitehall, 1794, vol. 1, p. 127., and For original print see Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 3, no. 2157.
A game of draughts ended; four men at a table, the figure on left is in full bottom powdered wig, standing, with cane on table, his three-cornered hat beside him, the players, seated opposite each other in the centre, and to right, a figure standing with his left hand raised; after a drawing formerly attributed to Hogarth
Alternative Title:
Dr. Garth. Pope
Description:
Title from text in image. Series title etched below image; series number in upper right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at top., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, 1701., and Ms. annotation: plate number altered in black ink from '3 ' to "4".
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Garth, Samuel, Sir, 1661-1719. and Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
"Benefit ticket for Spiller: the comedian stands in the center under a set of scales; he supports a burning taper; at his feet is a pile of tickets for his benefit performance labelled 'Pit', 'Gallery', and 'Box'. He offers the tickets to people on the left who put their payment on that side of the balance, while a bailiff on the right taps him on the shoulder, holding out a 'Writ' and creditors add their bills for 'Tripe', 'Gin', Tobacco', 'Snuff', 'Ale', 'Beer' and "The Taylor's bill" to the other side of the balance. A scroll looped over the top of the scales is a banner labelled 'For the Benefit of Spiller', its ends reaching a window of a tavern on the left and the window of a debtor's prison on the right ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Ticket for the benefit of Spiller
Description:
Title etched within image., See description of original print. No. 1815 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2., and Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 2.
Publisher:
Samuel Ireland
Subject (Geographic):
England and London.
Subject (Name):
Spiller, James, 1692-1729.
Subject (Topic):
Actors, Bailiffs, Jails, City & town life, and Scales
"A game of draughts interrupted; four men at a table, on the left, Alexander Pope (?) standing with a paper in his right hand, at centre, the players (one of whom is said to be Dr. John Arbuthnot) in full-bottomed powdered wigs, to right, a man said to be Count Viviani in a long curling wig and cloak, his left hand resting on a stick; after a drawing formerly attributed to Hogarth"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Dr. Arbuthnot. Count Viviani
Description:
Title from text in image. Series title below image; plate number in upper right corner., Traces of burnished text below series title., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, 1702., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark. Mounted with another print: Kinnaird 89K(a) pl. 4.
Publisher:
S. Ireland?
Subject (Name):
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744., Arbuthnot, John, 1667-1735., and Viviani, Count.
"Four gentlemen beside a curtained bed in which a black woman reclines; she reaches out to touch the chin of one of the men who has evidently just pulled back the curtain."--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Discovery
Description:
Title etched below image., Added title from Paulson: The discovery., Statement of responsibility continues: "... the gallant hero who gave rise to this design was Mr. Highmore formerly Manager of Drury Lane Theater, by purchase of Cibber's share in the patent. Few impressions were taken from the plate when it was destroy'd. Mrs. Hogarth recollected the print by the title of Discovery.", and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Publish'd 1st May 1788, by Molton & Co., 132 Pall Mall
Two men are seated at a table, the elder (on the left, identified as Martin Folkes) looks through his eyeglasses at a watch, a paper headed 'Votes of the Common' is on the table in front of him. On the right a younger man (identified as Addison) sits across from him, his left arm casually draped over the back of his bench; on the table in front of him is a bowl; he holds a spoon in his right hand, his hat on the seat beside him. After a drawing formerly attributed to Hogarth. See British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Martin Folkes
Description:
Title from text in image above the two figures., Series title etched below image; plate number in upper right corner above image., Plate from: Ireland, S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth. London : Published by R. Faulder, New Bond Street; and J. Egerton, Whitehall, 1794, v. i, p. 31., and Plate number altered in pen from '3' to '2'.
Publisher:
Faulder and Egerton
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719. and Folkes, Martin, 1690-1754.
Satire on royalty, episcopacy and the law, after a print by Hogarth; a group of nine composite figures, the most prominent of which are a king, whose head is represented by a coin, a bishop whose head is a jew's harp, and a judge whose head is a gavel
Alternative Title:
Some of the principal inhabitants of [the] moon ...
Description:
Title from caption below image., Text continues: ... as they were perfectly discover'd by a telescope brought to [the] greatest perfection since [the] last eclipse exactly engraved from the objects, whereby [the] curious may guess at their religion, manners, &c., Copy after Hogarth. See British Museum catalogue no. 1738.1., and Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 44.
Publisher:
Samuel Ireland.
Subject (Topic):
Bishops, Law & legal affairs, Rulers, and Allegorical prints
"Four gentlemen beside a curtained bed in which a black woman reclines; she reaches out to touch the chin of one of the men who has evidently just pulled back the curtain"--British Museum catalogue
Alternative Title:
Discovery
Description:
Title etched below image., Added title from Paulson: The discovery., and Cf. No. 2600 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3.
