A medley of images with a portrait of John Gay; half length, to the right, wearing a cap and plain jacket; in oval; in a medley of prints, set on background of a letter; the prints titled 'The Spell', 'The Judgement', and 'Bumkinet's Advice'; two further panels, one with a coin of George II, the other lettered 'A new Deceptio Visus. Engrav'd and sold by Geo. Bickham, in London' [part of address erased].
Description:
Title from print in upper right., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of docket title and associated text. Perimeter of the design has been heavily inked in black, obscuring all but the images of the prints. The gold coin has been decorated with gold lead and the background of this print is also heavily inked in black., A composite of images and verses to form a greeting card, folded for mailing as advertisement for Bickham's engravings. With docket title: With docket title: A new Deceptio Visus, or A guinea for a shilling : being a curious medley, by way of letter / engrav'd and sold by Geo. Bickham, at his drawing school, at Hatten Garden near Holburn, London. See impression in the Library of Congress, PC 3 - 1729 - Near deceptio., See also working proof (?) at the British Museum online catalogue, no. 1980,U.861., and Not in Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Geo. Bickham
Subject (Geographic):
Greece.
Subject (Name):
Dennis, John, 1657-1734., Congreve, William, 1670-1729., Curll, Edmund, 1675-1747, George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760, Gay, John, 1685-1732, Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744., Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721., Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745., and Harte, Walter, 1709-1774.
Subject (Topic):
Pegasus, Coins, Columns, Musical instruments, Puzzles, Ruins, and Wells
Title in letterpress at top of image., Date based on John Cluer's death date., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Price 1 d."--Following imprint., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Publisher:
Sold by J. Roberts in Warwick Lane, and J. Cluer, printer in Bow Church Yard
King Henry VIII leads Anne Boleyn towards the throne. A melancholy Cardinal Wolsey leans his head in his hand as he glances sideways toward the couple. In the background Katherine of Aragon sitting in another throne and turns away from the couple to converse with Anne's former lover, Lord Percy. A young page carries the train of Anne's dress as she enters the palace
Alternative Title:
King Henry the eighth and Anne Bullen
Description:
Title etched below image., Title from Paulson: King Henry the eighth and Anne Bullen, State, date, and publisher from Paulson., The caption from 1st state erased or stopped out and replaced with a quote from Allan Ramsay in letterpress beginning: "See here the Great, the daring Harry stands, Peace, Plenty, Freedom shining in his Face ...", Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and The subject alludes to the perceived threat to the political supremacy of Robert Walpole (here represented by Wolsey) at the accession of George II. The composition echoes the traditional iconography of the popular story of Fair Rosamond and Henry II. See O'Connell, S. The popular print in England, 1999, p. 20.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547,, Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536,, Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745., and Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Cardinals, Castles & palaces, Ceremonial rooms, Children, Couples, Kings, Nobility, Queens, Reception rooms, and Thrones
King Henry VIII leads Anne Boleyn towards the throne. A melancholy Cardinal Wolsey leans his head in his hand as he glances sideways toward the couple. In the background Katherine of Aragon sitting in another throne and turns away from the couple to converse with Anne's former lover, Lord Percy. A young page carries the train of Anne's dress as she enters the palace
Alternative Title:
King Henry the Eigth & Anna Bullen, King Henry the Eight & Anna Bullen, King Henry the Eight and Anna Bullen, King Henry the eighth and Anna Bullen, and King Henry the eighth and Anne Bullen
Description:
Title etched below image., Title from Paulson: King Henry the eighth and Anne Bullen, State and publisher from Paulson., "Price 5s."--Lower right corner., and The subject alludes to the perceived threat to the political supremacy of Robert Walpole (here represented by Wolsey) at the accession of George II. The composition echoes the traditional iconography of the popular story of Fair Rosamond and Henry II. See O'Connell, S. The popular print in England, 1999, p. 20.
Publisher:
Printed for Robert Wilkinson, Cornhil, Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard & R. Sayer, in Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547., Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536., Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547,, Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536,, Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745., and Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Cardinals, Castles & palaces, Ceremonial rooms, Children, Couples, Kings, Nobility, Queens, Reception rooms, and Thrones
King Henry VIII leads Anne Boleyn towards the throne. A melancholy Cardinal Wolsey leans his head in his hand as he glances sideways toward the couple. In the background Katherine of Aragon sitting in another throne and turns away from the couple to converse with Anne's former lover, Lord Percy. A young page carries the train of Anne's dress as she enters the palace
Alternative Title:
King Henry the Eigth & Anna Bullen, King Henry the Eight & Anna Bullen, King Henry the Eight and Anna Bullen, King Henry the eighth and Anna Bullen, and King Henry the eighth and Anne Bullen
Description:
Title etched below image., Title from Paulson: King Henry the eighth and Anne Bullen, State and publisher from Paulson; this impression as the changes in publication line for state 4 but still Price 3s, "Price 3s."--Lower right corner., The subject alludes to the perceived threat to the political supremacy of Robert Walpole (here represented by Wolsey) at the accession of George II. The composition echoes the traditional iconography of the popular story of Fair Rosamond and Henry II. See O'Connell, S. The popular print in England, 1999, p. 20., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 51 in volume 1.
Publisher:
Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhil, Carington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard & R. Sayer in Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547,, Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507-1536,, Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745., and Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530.
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Cardinals, Castles & palaces, Ceremonial rooms, Children, Couples, Kings, Nobility, Queens, Reception rooms, and Thrones
"Portrait of the actor Thomas Walker; slightly to right within oval frame, head turned to left, bust-length, wearing tricorn hat; in the character of Captain Macheath in Gay's 'The Beggar's Opera'''--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Mr. Walker in the character of Captain Macheath
Description:
Title from caption below image., Verse below image and surrounding title: "If Wit can please, or gallantry engage, Macheath may boast he justly charms [the] age...His Voice, his Looks, his Actions speak a Man.", Imprint from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: K,66.22., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text.
"Satire on Gay's "Beggar's Opera". In the foreground a group of animal-headed singers portraying the principal characters are shown on an outdoor stage beneath which Apollo and a muse are lying, a lyre and guitar beside them. In front of the stage a group of musicians play simple instruments: bagpipes, a salt box, a jew's harp, a dulcimer, a bladder and string.To the left, a group of noblemen raise their arms admiring the performance; a crowd of women stand on the right, and in front of them a fat butcher and another man are seen in shadow. Behind the stage, to left, theatre boxes are crowded with an audience chiefly of ladies, and below is a wall hung with ballads against which two men urinate and defecate. In the centre background, is a street (perhaps intended as a backcloth) with an inn sign and gallows. To the right, is a conventional stage on which the Italian opera is evidently being performed and men appear to be pressing money on a woman singer. An angel carrying a ribbon lettered "Harmony" flies off at top right, and above is a ribbon lettered "et cantare pares et respndere parate". Four lines of verse beneath."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image., Lettered within image, above with title, below with verses beginning, "Brittons attend - view this harmonious Stage ..."., Tentatively attributed to Hogarth by Paulson (2nd ed.) and later (3rd ed., page 34) dismissed., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Ms. note in Steevens's hand to right: See Nichols's Biographical anecdotes, 3d edit. p. 164., and On page 49 in volume 1.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Animals in human situations, Musicians, and Opera singers
"Satire on Gay's "Beggar's Opera". In the foreground a group of animal-headed singers portraying the principal characters are shown on an outdoor stage beneath which Apollo and a muse are lying, a lyre and guitar beside them. In front of the stage a group of musicians play simple instruments: bagpipes, a salt box, a jew's harp, a dulcimer, a bladder and string.To the left, a group of noblemen raise their arms admiring the performance; a crowd of women stand on the right, and in front of them a fat butcher and another man are seen in shadow. Behind the stage, to left, theatre boxes are crowded with an audience chiefly of ladies, and below is a wall hung with ballads against which two men urinate and defecate. In the centre background, is a street (perhaps intended as a backcloth) with an inn sign and gallows. To the right, is a conventional stage on which the Italian opera is evidently being performed and men appear to be pressing money on a woman singer. An angel carrying a ribbon lettered "Harmony" flies off at top right, and above is a ribbon lettered "et cantare pares et respndere parate". Four lines of verse beneath."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image., Lettered within image, above with title, below with verses beginning, "Brittons attend - view this harmonious Stage ..."; a roughened area at lower right could be a sign of the publication line (from the fifth or sixth state) having been removed., Tentatively attributed to Hogarth by Paulson (2nd ed.) and later (3rd ed., page 34) dismissed., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On page 49 in volume 1.
Publisher:
Sold at [the] Print Shop in [the] Strand near Catherine Street
Subject (Topic):
Animals in human situations, Musicians, and Opera singers
Title from first line of text., Date of publication based on date written in ink on the form., Lewis Walpole Library copy: Records the burial of Jennett Merchant. Dated in manuscript 28 February 1728 and signed off by John Price, mayor of Bristol and initialled by two witnesses., and For further information consult library staff.
