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 y...
Description:
Title and state from Paulson.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Clergy, Lust, Preaching, Religion, Religious services, and Sleeping
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772, Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, and Smollett, T. 1721-1771 (Tobias),
A companion to Plate I, the firefighters have become gardeners and the water flows onto the trees in pots that surround the statue of Henry VIII, royal steams of benevolence. Lord Bute is the head gardener
Alternative Title:
Pl. 2
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Subject (Topic):
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Cities & towns, and Gardens
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792,, Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774, Smollett, T. 1721-1771 (Tobias),, and Nivernais, Louis Jules Barbon Mancini-Mazarini, duc de, 1716-1798
Subject (Topic):
Britannia (Symbolic character), Medical equipment & supplies, Quacks, and Vomiting
Satire of a witch carrying two Scotsmen on a broomstick from Edinburgh to London, the thistle being an emblemic reference to Scotland and the crown, to England. The coat of arms engraved at top of image with quote from Hopkins Junr. on left and Joel C...