"King Lear at the centre, his arm raised and looking up towards the dark sky, as Kent, behind him, attempts to coerce him out of the storm; Edgar, dressed as Tom O'Bedlam, sits huddled by a scant wooden shelter on the lower right, the Fool on the left crouching and looking warily towards Edgar, behind him stands Gloucester, holding a raised torch and reaching out his hand to Lear."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, artist and imprint from published state in the British Museum online catalogue. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
J. & J. Boydell
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
"King Lear at the centre, his arm raised and looking up towards the dark sky, as Kent, behind him, attempts to coerce him out of the storm; Edgar, dressed as Tom O'Bedlam, sits huddled by a scant wooden shelter on the lower right, the Fool on the left crouching and looking warily towards Edgar, behind him stands Gloucester, holding a raised torch and reaching out his hand to Lear."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title published state., 'Shakspeare' in open letters following imprint., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark on three sides.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 4, 1792 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90 Cheapside
Title devised by cataloger, based on contemporary mss. annotation., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Watermark: I Taylor., and "Ld. Thurlow" added in contemporary hand in lower right corner.
Publisher:
Pub. June 15, 1792, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Simon, John Peter, -approximately 1810, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1 January 1792]
Call Number:
Drawer 724 803B no. 64
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Anne Page standing on the steps of her father's house, one hand on her hip, gesturing with the other as she asks Slender and Shallow if they will step in, with Slender bowing his head coyly and Shallow watching them with his hat in his hands, view of a house among trees in the background to left"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from published state. and "Shakspeare" in open letters below image.
Publisher:
Publish'd Jany. 1, 1792 by J. & J. Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Title and date assigned by curator., For a discussion of Hogarth's designs using fish, see Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), p. 205-6., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and On page 231 in volume 3.
As described in Book 3 of Milton's Paradise lost, God and Christ watch Satan as he struggles across Chaos headed for earth and vengeance. In the center angels play musical instruments including trumpets, harps, and an organ
Alternative Title:
Council in heaven
Description:
Title from original print as cited in Paulson., Date based on known dates of Ireland's years of activity., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 65, Ms. note in Steevens's hand above print: Copy. Paulson records a second state in Steevens that corresponds with this copy by Ireland., and On page 55 in volume 1.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Subject (Topic):
Angels, Biblical events, Devil, Harps, Hell, Heaven, Organs, and Putti
As described in Book 2of Milton's Paradise lost, God and Christ watch Satan as he struggles across Chaos headed for earth and vengeance
Alternative Title:
Council in hell
Description:
Title from original print as cited in Paulson., Date based on known dates of Ireland's years of activity., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 64, Ms. note in Steevens hand above print: Copy., Paulson records a second state in Steevens that corresponds with this copy by Ireland., and On page 55 in volume 1.
"Sly wakes up in the Lord's house, is convinced by the Lord and his attendants that he is in fact a nobleman who has come to after 15 years of being insane, and having ordered a play, calls for his wife to come to bed with him, but is told his doctor has forbidden him."--Britsih Museum online catalogue
Description:
Full title from British Museum online catalogue., 'Shakspeare' in open letters below imprint., and Sheet trimmed at top.
Publisher:
Publish'd Sepr. 12, 1792, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
"A young woman lying on her front on the ground, in loose drapery with an ointment jar beside her, reading from a large volume, propped up on right elbow, her hand to her forehead, twined in long golden curls, hanging loose over her shoulder, in a leafy leandscape."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from British Museum online catalogue., Possibly a proof state before Bible verse added below image. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1837,0408.139., Publication information from imprint on British Museum impression: London, Published Jany. 1, 1792, by A.C. de Poggi, St. George's Row, Hyde Park., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with possible loss of text from bottom edge., and Mounted on page 167 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of Horace Walpole's: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11.
