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1. The sleeping congregation [realia]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Published / Created:
- [21 April 1762]
- Call Number:
- 736.10.00.01 Object Room B:D
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- The scene is the interior of a perpendicular Gothic church. The sand in the hourglass has run out, but the preacher continues to lecture, oblivious to the fact that his congregation has fallen asleep. The clerk below the pulpit eyes the bosom of the young woman sleeping in the lower right, fan in one hand and a book open to "... of Matrimony" about to slip from her fingers
- Description:
- Title from caption below image., One of only a handful of Hogarth's original plates that have survived, this plate shows the work of the artist over a period of years, from its creation in 1736 with the evidence of later changes made in 1762 as a more mature artist., "Price one shilling.", Copper plate for print described in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 2285., and For a description of the prints from this copper plate see R. Paulson's: Hogarth's graphic works, no. 140.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The sleeping congregation [realia]
2. The combat [graphic].
- Creator:
- Burgess, Thomas, approximately 1730-1791, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1754?]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Satire on the conflict between artists campaigning for a public academy and those who were opposed. William Hogarth (A), shown as the leader of the latter group, rides a peacock. He is followed by (B) probably intended for the journalist Bonnell Thornton, dressed as Mercury, holding a paper lettered "Sr by G[o]d they laugh at us", and (C) Thomas Burgess, a young artist "who etch'd the Club of Artists" [BM Satires 3278]; (D) consists of a group of young followers sheltering behind the peacock's tail. Opposite them stands another group, a "New Club", led by (E) the "Chairman" holding a gavel, probably Francis Hayman, and (F) an older man holding a candle described as a "comic Poet study'd Painter and Chapman". Behind them stand (G), "a Swiss Operator", (H) "a great Projector", (I) "Toast Master General" and others only partly visible; those at the back of this group have peacock feathers in their hats. On the ground between the groups sits (T) "a late Author & Publisher of Scandal". To the right, a child (U) holding a lantern has climbed a tree in search of "Impartiality". Above flies Fame (W) "inspiring the Heros". A zodiacal arc on the left includes a pair of clasped hands (a symbol for mutual trust) lettered "Unknown"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Date from British Museum catalogue is "1762", but the British Museum online catalogue comments (April 2022) suggests 1754 as a more likely date of production., "P. 6d.", Lettered with title above and ten lines of description in lower margin, ending 'Sing Tantararara'., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On page 295 in volume 3. Formerly dated "1762" in local card catalog.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, Burgess, Thomas, approximately 1730-1791, Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776, and Thornton, Bonnell, 1724-1768
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists, Journalists, Supernatural beings, and Peacocks
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The combat [graphic].
3. The combat [graphic].
- Creator:
- Burgess, Thomas, approximately 1730-1791, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1754?]
- Call Number:
- 754.00.00.03
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Satire on the conflict between artists campaigning for a public academy and those who were opposed. William Hogarth (A), shown as the leader of the latter group, rides a peacock. He is followed by (B) probably intended for the journalist Bonnell Thornton, dressed as Mercury, holding a paper lettered "Sr by G[o]d they laugh at us", and (C) Thomas Burgess, a young artist "who etch'd the Club of Artists" [BM Satires 3278]; (D) consists of a group of young followers sheltering behind the peacock's tail. Opposite them stands another group, a "New Club", led by (E) the "Chairman" holding a gavel, probably Francis Hayman, and (F) an older man holding a candle described as a "comic Poet study'd Painter and Chapman". Behind them stand (G), "a Swiss Operator", (H) "a great Projector", (I) "Toast Master General" and others only partly visible; those at the back of this group have peacock feathers in their hats. On the ground between the groups sits (T) "a late Author & Publisher of Scandal". To the right, a child (U) holding a lantern has climbed a tree in search of "Impartiality". Above flies Fame (W) "inspiring the Heros". A zodiacal arc on the left includes a pair of clasped hands (a symbol for mutual trust) lettered "Unknown"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Date from British Museum catalogue is "1762", but the British Museum online catalogue comments (April 2022) suggests 1754 as a more likely date of production., "P. 6d.", Lettered with title above and ten lines of description in lower margin, ending 'Sing Tantararara'., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Contemporary inscription in lower margin identifies Hogarth as the subject: Hogarth is here introduced with many [illegible].
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, Burgess, Thomas, approximately 1730-1791, Hayman, Francis, 1708-1776, and Thornton, Bonnell, 1724-1768
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists, Journalists, Supernatural beings, and Peacocks
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The combat [graphic].
4. Arms designed for the people of England [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [1762?]
- Call Number:
- 762.00.00.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title in letter press above image., Publication date based on the date of Lord Bute's appointment in 1762., Two columns of text, separated with vertical ornamental border, below plate: Explanation., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Coats of arms -- Weapons: guns -- Dress: wooden shoes -- Emblems: thistle -- Executioner's axe -- Scots -- Protestants: reference to protestants -- Mottoes: Ense recidendum me pars sincera trabatur immedicabile vulnus.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793., and Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811
- Subject (Topic):
- Firearms, Gallows, Lawyers, Military uniforms, British, and Shackles
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Arms designed for the people of England [graphic]
5. The kitchen metamorphoz'd [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1762].
- Call Number:
- 762.00.00.03 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Kitchen metamorphozed and Kitchen metamorphosed
- Description:
- Title from image., Temporary local subject terms: Gardening: watering can -- Furnishings: wall clock -- Furniture: Table -- Window treatment -- Trades: cook -- Flowers -- Food: fish -- Sausage joint -- Kitchen equipment: spits., and Watermark.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Name):
- Spencer, Charles, Lord, 1740-1820 and Talbot, William Talbot, Earl, 1710-1782
- Subject (Topic):
- Cooking utensils, Fireplaces, Interiors, and Kitchens
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The kitchen metamorphoz'd [graphic].
6. The whipping post [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1763]
- Call Number:
- 762.00.00.11
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Publication date from that of the book in which this plate was published., Two lines of verse below image: Mac with a thistle turned Jack Ketch, makes poor Britannia shew her breech., First state, without jack boot and Magna Charta in the image, of no. 3945 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register. London : Printed for E. Sumpter, 1763., Temporary local subject terms: Punishments: whipping -- British Lion -- Emblems: thistle (Scotland) -- Executioners: reference to Jack Ketch, d. 1686., and Mounted to 25 x 34 cm.
- Publisher:
- E. Sumpter
- Subject (Name):
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 and Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The whipping post [graphic].
7. The scrubbing post [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1763]
- Call Number:
- 762.00.00.12
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Attributed to Johm Pridden by former owner., Publication date from that of the book in which this plate was published., Plate numbered '3' in upper right corner., State with plate number. Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register. London : E. Sumpter, 763., Temporary local subject terms: Scots -- Male dress: Highlander dress, ca. 1762., and Mounted to 28 x 28 cm.
- Publisher:
- E. Sumpter
- Subject (Name):
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The scrubbing post [graphic].
8. The scrubbing post [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1763]
- Call Number:
- 762.00.00.13
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title from item., Publication date from that of the book in which this plate was published., Two lines of verse below image: To scrubb one self where'ere it itches, is better far than clothes & riches., Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register. London : E. Sumpter, 1763., Temporary local subject terms: Scots -- Male dress: Highlander dress, ca. 1762., and Mounted to 25 x 28 cm.
- Publisher:
- E. Sumpter
- Subject (Name):
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The scrubbing post [graphic].
9. The highest post [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1763]
- Call Number:
- 762.00.00.14
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Publisher and date from the book for which this plate was engraved., Plate from: The British antidote to Caledonian poison [5th ed.]. [London], [1763], One line of text below image: See Britons Stuard turnd away and Stuart Scot now bearing sway., Plate numbered '11' in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Buildings -- Lighting., and Mounted to 27 x 35 cm.
- Publisher:
- E. Sumpter
- Subject (Geographic):
- Horse Guards (London, England),
- Subject (Name):
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
- Subject (Topic):
- Light fixtures
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The highest post [graphic].