"The interior of a room in a cottage. General Gunning (left) as an old gipsy-woman, but wearing a military coat, is seated (on a drum) at a table, facing his daughter. In place of a sword he wears a broom. He seals a letter, a number of seals and a letter 'To D------ of M------' [Marlborough] are on the table beside him. Miss Gunning holds a pack of cards (the ace of spades uppermost) to her lips, saying, "I Swear that I never wish'd or tried directly or indirectly to get a Coronet; that I never saw or writ to Lord B------[Blandford] or Lord L--------- [Lorne], in all my Life; - that Men are my aversion; - & that I never had any thing to do with, with the Groom, in all my born days; - Will that do, Dad?" He answers, "Well done, Bett! we'll get thro' the Business I'll warrant you; - we can write with all sorts of hands, we've got all kinds of Seals, & with the assistance of our old Friend under the Table, we shall be able to gu them yet daughter but I must be Mum". Through a hole in the boards under the table the Devil emerges, surrounded with flames, he holds up a torch exultantly, saying "Swear!" Gunning melts his sealing-wax in the torch, the right is an open hearth over which hangs a cauldron full of coronets. Beside it (left) sits Mrs. Gunning, blowing the fire with a pair of bellows formed of a book: 'Letter to the D------ of A' (see BMSat 7983). She says: "That's right, my sweet innocent Angel! say Grace boldly! make haste my dear little lovely Lambkin! - I'll soon blow up the Fire, while Nauntee-Peg helps to cook up the Coronets; we'll get you a nice tit-bit for Dinner, before we've done, my dear little deary." Opposite her and on the extreme right an old woman, dressed in rags stands over the cauldron with a spoon, saying, "Puff away, Sister! the Soup will soon boil - law's me, how soft the Green Peas do grow, & how they Jump about in the Pot when you Puff your Bellows!" Behind her is a placard: 'Waltham Abbey - by Peg Niffy'. (Mrs. Gunning, née Minifie, was said in the Press to have written a novel called Waltham Abbey, this she denied. 'Letter . . .', p. 89.) On the wall behind Miss Gunning is a print of the pillory (the punishment for perjury) and a bill: 'Affidavit of Eliz: Canning.' Behind her father are 'The Life of a Soldier', 'The Man of Honor a Catch', and 'The useful Groom a new song'. Through a door (left) behind Gunning is seen a groom holding a horse; he says, "I'm ready to ride, or swear, or any thing". A signpost points 'to Blenheim'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Peep at the conjuration of Mary Squires & the Gypsey family
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll -- Allusion to George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll -- Allusion to George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough -- Allusion to George Spencer, 5th Duke of Marlborough -- Literature: allusion to Susannah Gunning's Waltham Abbey -- Interiors: cottage -- Pictures amplifying subject: title page of Waltham Abbey -- Pictures amplifying subject: pillory -- Furniture: tables -- Military drums -- Coronets -- Utensils: ladles -- Inkpots -- Seals -- Sealing-wax -- Minifie, Margaret "Auntee Peg"., and Watermark: armorial shield with fleur-de-lis on top and initials G R below.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 25th, 1791, by J.M. Fobes [sic], N. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
Canning, Elizabeth, 1734-1773., Squires, Mary, -1762., Gunning, Mrs. 1740?-1800 (Susannah),, Gunning, Miss 1769-1823 (Elizabeth),, Gunning, John, -1797, and Minifie, Margaret
Subject (Topic):
Bellows, Brooms & brushes, Card games, Cauldrons, Devil, Drums (Musical instruments), Fireplaces, Grooms (Weddings), Playing cards, and Torches
Copy in reverse of the first state of Plate 5 of Hogarth's 'The Rake's Progress' (Paulson 136): Tom and a wealthy old woman are being married in the dilapidated church of St. Marylebone. The bride has only one eye and growths on her forehead; the IHS on the wall behind her serve as a mock halo. In contrast the old woman is attended by a beautiful young woman who has already caught Tom's eye. In the background on the left, the elderly pew opener pushes Sarah Young, carrying Tom's child in her arms, and Sarah's mother; she shakes her keys in their faces to prevent them from entering the church to stop the marriage. Two dogs in the lower left of the image mirror the courtship of Tom and his bride; the courted dog has only one eye. The clergyman is assisted at the altar by a clerk, and a charity-boy kneels at the bride's feet offering a hassock. The Poor Box on the left is covered with a cobweb; there is a crack down the center of the slab with the Commandments on the wall behind the clergyman
Alternative Title:
Rake's progress. Plate 5 and Youth to reimburse his squander'd gold
Description:
Title from text engraved above image., "Plate 5"--Lower right below design., Verses below image in three columns, four lines each: The youth to reimburse his squander'd gold, ..., The ornamental borders along the left and right edges are printed from a separate plate (images 25 x 2.8 cm, on plate mark 25.7 x 36.5 cm)., A reissue, with a new publication line and with ornamental borders added, of the fifth of eight prints in a series; all are copies of the first states of Hogarth's plates with new verses in the columns below the image; copies were made with Hogarth's consent in 1735. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), page 90., Original publication line: Published with the consent of Mr. William Hogarth by Tho. Bakewell according to Act of Parliament July 1735., and Ornamental borders partially obscure image on the left and last word on the right.
Publisher:
Publish'd wth. [the] consent of Mrs. Hogarth, by Henry Parker, at No. 82 in Cornhill
Subject (Name):
St. Marylebone Church (Marylebone, London, England)
Tom and a wealthy old woman are being married in the dilapidated church of St. Marylebone. The bride has only one eye and growths on her forehead; the IHS on the wall behind her serve as a mock halo. In contrast the old woman is attended by a beautiful young woman who has already caught Tom's eye. In the background on the left, the elderly pew opener pushes Sarah Young, carrying Tom's child in her arms, and Sarah's mother; she shakes her keys in their faces to prevent them from entering the church to stop the marriage. Two dogs in the lower left of the image mirror the courtship of Tom and his bride; the courted dog has only one eye. The clergyman is assisted at the altar by a clerk, and a charity-boy kneels at the bride's feet offering a hassock. The Poor Box on the left is covered with a cobweb; there is a crack down the center of the slab with the Commandments on the wall behind the clergyman
Alternative Title:
New to [the] school of hard mishap, driven from [the] ease of Fortune's lap ..., New to the school of hard mishap, driven from the ease of Fortune's lap, and New to ye school of hard mishap, driven from ye ease of Fortune's lap
Description:
Title, state and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first line of verses below image., Brevigraphs in title sometimes incorrectly rendered "ye" expanded as [the]., Added title and state from Paulson., "Plate 5"--Lower right corner., After the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum., and Trimmed to image: sheet 324 x 403 mm. Engraved caption and imprint mounted separately below image: sheet 30 x 404 mm.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
St. Marylebone Church (Marylebone, London, England)
Plate 12. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Tom and a wealthy old woman are being married in the dilapidated church of St. Marylebone. The bride has only one eye and growths on her forehead; the IHS on the wall behind her serve as a mock halo. In contrast the old woman is attended by a beautiful young woman who has already caught Tom's eye. In the background on the left, the elderly pew opener pushes Sarah Young, carrying Tom's child in her arms, and Sarah's mother; she shakes her keys in their faces to prevent them from entering the church to stop the marriage. Two dogs in the lower left of the image mirror the courtship of Tom and his bride; the courted dog has only one eye. The clergyman is assisted at the altar by a clerk, and a charity-boy kneels at the bride's feet offering a hassock. The Poor Box on the left is covered with a cobweb; there is a large crack down the center of the slab with the numbered commandments on the wall behind the clergyman
Alternative Title:
New to [ye] school of hard mishap, driven from [the] ease of Fortune's lap ... and New to ye school of hard mishap, driven from ye ease of Fortune's lap
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first line of verses below image on 1st state., Third state with the bridesmaid's hat replaced with a smaller one and her faced changed so it is less like Sarah's. Shadows on her apron and the clergyman's eyelid, nose and forehead have been darkened. For other changes see Paulson., After the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 35.6 x 40.9 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm., and Plate 12 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Tom and a wealthy old woman are being married in the dilapidated church of St. Marylebone. The bride has only one eye and growths on her forehead; the IHS on the wall behind her serve as a mock halo. In contrast the old woman is attended by a beautiful young woman who has already caught Tom's eye. In the background on the left, the elderly pew opener pushes Sarah Young, carrying Tom's child in her arms, and Sarah's mother; she shakes her keys in their faces to prevent them from entering the church to stop the marriage. Two dogs in the lower left of the image mirror the courtship of Tom and his bride; the courted dog has only one eye. The clergyman is assisted at the altar by a clerk, and a charity-boy kneels at the bride's feet offering a hassock. The Poor Box on the left is covered with a cobweb; there is a crack down the center of the slab with the Commandments on the wall behind the clergyman
Alternative Title:
New to [the] school of hard mishap, driven from [the] ease of Fortune's lap ..., New to the school of hard mishap, driven from the ease of Fortune's lap, and New to ye school of hard mishap, driven from ye ease of Fortune's lap
Description:
Title, state and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first line of verses below image., Brevigraphs in title sometimes incorrectly rendered "ye" expanded as [the]., Added title and state from Paulson., "Plate 5"--Lower right corner., After the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 35.8 x 41 cm, on sheet 45 x 56 cm., and Leaf 12 in: Album of William Hogarth prints.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
St. Marylebone Church (Marylebone, London, England)
Tom and a wealthy old woman are being married in the dilapidated church of St. Marylebone. The bride has only one eye and growths on her forehead; the IHS on the wall behind her serve as a mock halo. In contrast the old woman is attended by a beautiful young woman who has already caught Tom's eye. In the background on the left, the elderly pew opener pushes Sarah Young, carrying Tom's child in her arms, and Sarah's mother; she shakes her keys in their faces to prevent them from entering the church to stop the marriage. Two dogs in the lower left of the image mirror the courtship of Tom and his bride; the courted dog has only one eye. The clergyman is assisted at the altar by a clerk, and a charity-boy kneels at the bride's feet offering a hassock. The Poor Box on the left is covered with a cobweb; there is a crack down the center of the slab with the Commandments on the wall behind the clergyman
Alternative Title:
New to [the] school of hard mishap, driven from [the] ease of Fortune's lap ..., New to the school of hard mishap, driven from the ease of Fortune's lap, and New to ye school of hard mishap, driven from ye ease of Fortune's lap
Description:
Title, state and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first line of verses below image., Brevigraphs in title sometimes incorrectly rendered "ye" expanded as [the]., Added title and state from Paulson., "Plate 5"--Lower right corner., and After the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
St. Marylebone Church (Marylebone, London, England)
Plate 12. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Tom and a wealthy old woman are being married in the dilapidated church of St. Marylebone. The bride has only one eye and growths on her forehead; the IHS on the wall behind her serve as a mock halo. In contrast the old woman is attended by a beautiful young woman who has already caught Tom's eye. In the background on the left, the elderly pew opener pushes Sarah Young, carrying Tom's child in her arms, and Sarah's mother; she shakes her keys in their faces to prevent them from entering the church to stop the marriage. Two dogs in the lower left of the image mirror the courtship of Tom and his bride; the courted dog has only one eye. The clergyman is assisted at the altar by a clerk, and a charity-boy kneels at the bride's feet offering a hassock. The Poor Box on the left is covered with a cobweb; there is a large crack down the center of the slab with the numbered commandments on the wall behind the clergyman
Alternative Title:
New to [ye] school of hard mishap, driven from [the] ease of Fortune's lap ... and New to ye school of hard mishap, driven from ye ease of Fortune's lap
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first line of verses below image on 1st state., Third state with the bridesmaid's hat replaced with a smaller one and her faced changed so it is less like Sarah's. Shadows on her apron and the clergyman's eyelid, nose and forehead have been darkened. For other changes see Paulson., After the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 35.6 x 40.9 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm., and Plate 12 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Tom and a wealthy old woman are being married in the dilapidated church of St. Marylebone. The bride has only one eye and growths on her forehead; the IHS on the wall behind her serve as a mock halo. In contrast the old woman is attended by a beautiful young woman who has already caught Tom's eye. In the background on the left, the elderly pew opener pushes Sarah Young, carrying Tom's child in her arms, and Sarah's mother; she shakes her keys in their faces to prevent them from entering the church to stop the marriage. Two dogs in the lower left of the image mirror the courtship of Tom and his bride; the courted dog has only one eye. The clergyman is assisted at the altar by a clerk, and a charity-boy kneels at the bride's feet offering a hassock. The Poor Box on the left is covered with a cobweb; there is a crack down the center of the slab with the Commandments on the wall behind the clergyman
Alternative Title:
New to [the] school of hard mishap, driven from [the] ease of Fortune's lap ..., New to the school of hard mishap, driven from the ease of Fortune's lap, and New to ye school of hard mishap, driven from ye ease of Fortune's lap
Description:
Title, state and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first line of verses below image., Brevigraphs in title sometimes incorrectly rendered "ye" expanded as [the]., Added title and state from Paulson., "Plate 5"--Lower right corner., After the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum., and On page 73 in volume 1. Trimmed sheet: 351 x 390 mm.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Name):
St. Marylebone Church (Marylebone, London, England)
Plate 12. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Tom and a wealthy old woman are being married in the dilapidated church of St. Marylebone. The bride has only one eye and growths on her forehead; the IHS on the wall behind her serve as a mock halo. In contrast the old woman is attended by a beautiful young woman who has already caught Tom's eye. In the background on the left, the elderly pew opener pushes Sarah Young, carrying Tom's child in her arms, and Sarah's mother; she shakes her keys in their faces to prevent them from entering the church to stop the marriage. Two dogs in the lower left of the image mirror the courtship of Tom and his bride; the courted dog has only one eye. The clergyman is assisted at the altar by a clerk, and a charity-boy kneels at the bride's feet offering a hassock. The Poor Box on the left is covered with a cobweb; there is a large crack down the center of the slab with the numbered commandments on the wall behind the clergyman
Alternative Title:
New to [ye] school of hard mishap, driven from [the] ease of Fortune's lap ... and New to ye school of hard mishap, driven from ye ease of Fortune's lap
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first line of verses below image on 1st state., Third state with the bridesmaid's hat replaced with a smaller one and her faced changed so it is less like Sarah's. Shadows on her apron and the clergyman's eyelid, nose and forehead have been darkened. For other changes see Paulson., After the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum., and On page 73 in volume 1.
Tom and a wealthy old woman are being married in the dilapidated church of St. Marylebone. The bride has only one eye and growths on her forehead; the IHS on the wall behind her serve as a mock halo. In contrast the old woman is attended by a beautiful young woman who has already caught Tom's eye. In the background on the left, the elderly pew opener pushes Sarah Young, carrying Tom's child in her arms, and Sarah's mother; she shakes her keys in their faces to prevent them from entering the church to stop the marriage. Two dogs in the lower left of the image mirror the courtship of Tom and his bride; the courted dog has only one eye. The clergyman is assisted at the altar by a clerk, and a charity-boy kneels at the bride's feet offering a hassock. The Poor Box on the left is covered with a cobweb; there is a large crack down the center of the slab with the numbered commandments on the wall behind the clergyman
Alternative Title:
New to [ye] school of hard mishap, driven from [the] ease of Fortune's lap ... and New to ye school of hard mishap, driven from ye ease of Fortune's lap
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first line of verses below image on 1st state., Second state showing process of revisions including the erasure of the bridesmaid hat; Tom's right foot has been straightened; larger crack in the Commandments, etc., After the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum., and Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint and verses below.
