"Satire on William Kent's altarpiece at St Clement Danes; a group of five angels playing musical instruments; the dove of the Holy Ghost above, surrounded by seven heads of putti. Keyed A-K in image with text below."--British Museum online catalogue
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This print is exactly engrav'd after [the] celebrated altar-peice and This print is exactly engraved after the celebrated altar-piece
Description:
Titled as original as assigned by Paulson., Caption below image: "This Print is exactly Engrav'd after [the] Celebrated Altar-Peice [sic] in St. Clements Church which has been taken down by Order of [the] Lord Bishop of London (as tis thought) to prevent Disputs [sic] and Laying of wagers amoung [the] Parr[i]shioners about [the] Artists meaning in it ... 2 Smaller Angells as appears by the Wings.", Attributed to Livesay by Steevens., Date based on the years that Livesay was in residence at Mrs. Hogarth's house from 1777-1785 making copies and engravings after Hogarth., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Copy of: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 1764., Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 63., On page 23 in volume 1., and Ms. note in Steevens's hand above print: Livesay's copy.
A copy of Hogarth's print for the subscription ticket for "Garrick in the Character of Richard III" with an image of a rolled manuscript, a laurel wreath, palette and mask suspended from a rope or piece of drapery
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Bearer hereof is intitled to [blank]
Description:
Title assigned by Paulson for original Hogarth print., Printmaker, publisher, and date from later state., Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 164., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand at top of page: See Mr. Nichols's book, 3d edit, p. 28., and On page 122 in volume 2.
A copy of Hogarth's print for the subscription ticket for "Garrick in the Character of Richard III" with an image of a rolled manuscript, a laurel wreath, palette and mask suspended from a rope or piece of drapery
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Bearer hereof is intitled to [blank]
Description:
Title assigned by Paulson for original Hogarth print., Printmaker, publisher, and date from later state., Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 164., With Hogarth's wax seal and signature., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand at top of page: See Mr. Nichols's book, 3d edit, p. 281., and On page 122 in volume 2.
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
Description:
Title supplied by curator. and On page 209 in volume 3.
Publisher:
Published Octr. 1788 by Thos. King, New Bond Street
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
Description:
Title and date from curator. and Imprint, artist and printmakers' names burnished from plate: Hogarth delint. ; Livesay fecit. Published Octr. 1788 by Thos. King, New Bond Street.
Title, printmaker, date and artist from Dobson., Supposed to have been intended for one of the series of "The happy marriage", p. 87. It was also reissued in Genuine works, iii, p.158., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand at top right: By Livesay. Ms. note beneath image: See Nichols's Book, 3d edit. p. 415., Ms. note in pencil at bottom of print in another hand?: mentioned in the Life of Hogarth, engraved from a painting by that artist., and On page 231 in volume 3.
Detail of the right side of the first design for William Hogarth's A rake's progress; an older man sits at a table holding the hands of the two young people whose marriage he has just arranged. Only the forearms of the betrothed couple are shown
Description:
Title devised by curator. and On page 209 in volume 3.
