Title from item., Plate numbered '84' in upper left corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Plate from: England's remembrancer (London, 1759)., Reduced copy of No. 3672 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., and Temporary local subject terms: Devil: Satan -- Expression of speech: 'wolf in sheep's clothing' -- Mythology: golden fleece.
Title from item., Plate numbered '84' in upper left corner., Plate from: A political and satyrical history of the years 1758 and 1759., and Temporary local subject terms: Wool trade -- Devil: Satan -- Expression of speech: 'wolf in sheep's clothing' -- Mythology: golden fleece.
"Satire on Samuel Touchet, a Manchester merchant and MP, who is said to importing French cloth to the detriment of the English textile trade. He is shown grasping the Golden Fleece, suspended from the ceiling, while £1200 worth of 'English Goods [are] Neglected' and £36000 per annum of 'French Goods [are] Promoted]; the Devil, dressed as a Frenchman, encourages Touchet and refers to 'Monsr. Belle Amy', i.e., the textile merchant William Bellamy."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
French wolf in sheep's clothing and Englands belle amis
Description:
Title etched above image., Date from British Museum catalogue., Two lines of verse below image: Ev'n you your self to your own breast shall tell ..., Temporary local subject terms: Wool trade -- Satan -- Expression of speech: wolf in sheep's clothing -- Mythology: Golden Fleece., Truman's notes about the print are shelved as: LWL Mss Group 1 File 19., Watermark., and Mounted to 28 x 46 cm.
Publisher:
Leghorn invt. and print London ; reprinted at the Acorn Fleet Market, Ludgate Hill
Title etched above image., Plate numbered '76' in upper right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Inscription below image: Mene tekel., Plate prepared for: England's remembrancer, or, A humorous, sarcastical, and political collection of characters and caricaturas ... London, 1759., Copy in reverse of No. 3676 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., and Temporary local subject terms: Emblems: scales of Justice.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786, Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774, Elizabeth, Empress of Russia, 1709-1762, Adolf Fredrik, King of Sweden, 1710-1771, Ferdinand VI, King of Spain, 1713-1759, Augustus III, King of Poland, 1696-1763, Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780, and Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg, 1728-1793
In the bottom row four bewigged judges, three of whom are asleep, are seated on the bench in Westminster Hall. In the top row are eight caricatured heads, two representing one of the judges below, the others, two versions of the lame man in Raphael's Sacrifice at Lystra (extreme left) and apostles in Leonardo's Last Supper. The lengthy text explaining the character, caracatura, and outrè etched on a second separate plate below image plate
Description:
Title etched below image., State from Paulson., Print made from two plates; image and text on separate plates., and The judges were identified by Nichols (Biographical anecdotes) as William Noel, Sir John Willes, Henry, Earl Bathurst, and Sir Edward Clive. See British Museum online catalogue.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
Noel, William, 1695-1762, Willes, John, Sir, 1685-1761, Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, Earl, 1714-1794, and Clive, Edward, Sir, 1704-1771
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, Caricatures, Judges, Lawyers, Politicians, Sleeping, and Wigs
In the bottom row four bewigged judges, three of whom are asleep, are seated on the bench in Westminster Hall. In the top row are eight caricatured heads, two representing one of the judges below, the others, two versions of the lame man in Raphael's Sacrifice at Lystra (extreme left) and apostles in Leonardo's Last Supper. The lengthy text explaining the character, caracatura, and outrè etched on a second separate plate below image plate
Description:
Title etched below image., State from Paulson., Print made from two plates; image and text on separate plates., The judges were identified by Nichols (Biographical anecdotes) as William Noel, Sir John Willes, Henry, Earl Bathurst, and Sir Edward Clive. See British Museum online catalogue., On page 1 of volume 3. Sheet trimmed within plate mark: 305 x 209 mm. Only visible plate mark is the one between image and text., and With ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand below print lower right: Later.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
Noel, William, 1695-1762, Willes, John, Sir, 1685-1761, Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, Earl, 1714-1794, and Clive, Edward, Sir, 1704-1771
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, Caricatures, Judges, Lawyers, Politicians, Sleeping, and Wigs
In the bottom row four bewigged judges, three of whom are asleep, are seated on the bench in Westminster Hall. In the top row are eight caricatured heads, two representing one of the judges below, the others, two versions of the lame man in Raphael's Sacrifice at Lystra (extreme left) and apostles in Leonardo's Last Supper. The lengthy text explaining the character, caracatura, and outrè etched on a second separate plate below image plate
Description:
Title etched below image., State from Paulson., Print made from two plates; image and text on separate plates., Sheet trimmed within plate mark. Only visible plate mark is between image and text., The judges were identified by Nichols (Biographical anecdotes) as William Noel, Sir John Willes, Henry, Earl Bathurst, and Sir Edward Clive. See British Museum online catalogue., and On page 1 of volume 3: Steevens III.201.1.1. With annotation in pencil in Steevens's hand below print lower right: See Mr. Nichol's Book, 3d edit, page 403. Another note below lower right corner: 3d state.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
Noel, William, 1695-1762, Willes, John, Sir, 1685-1761, Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, Earl, 1714-1794, and Clive, Edward, Sir, 1704-1771
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, Caricatures, Judges, Lawyers, Politicians, Sleeping, and Wigs
Plate 65. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
In the bottom row four bewigged judges, three of whom are asleep, are seated on the bench in Westminster Hall. In the top row are eight caricatured heads, two representing one of the judges below, the others, two versions of the lame man in Raphael's Sacrifice at Lystra (extreme left) and apostles in Leonardo's Last Supper. The lengthy text explaining the character, caracatura, and outrè etched on a second separate plate below plate with image begins: There are hardly any two things more essentially different than character and caracatura ...
Description:
Title etched below image., Print made from two plates; image and text on separate plates., State and publisher from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark. Only visible plate mark is between image and text., The judges were identified by Nichols (Biographical anecdotes) as William Noel, Sir John Willes, Henry, Earl Bathurst, and Sir Edward Clive. See British Museum online catalogue., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate marks 18.9 x 20.9 cm and 11.7 x 21.2 cm, on sheet 40 x 27 cm., Mounted on leaf 46 x 59 cm., and Plate 65 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
Noel, William, 1695-1762, Willes, John, Sir, 1685-1761, Bathurst, Henry Bathurst, Earl, 1714-1794, and Clive, Edward, Sir, 1704-1771
Subject (Topic):
Caricatures and cartoons, Caricatures, Judges, Lawyers, Politicians, Sleeping, and Wigs
