Orator Henley christening a child, after an oil sketch by Hogarth; the cleric stands holding the infant over a large, empty baptismal font, with the mother beside him to left. To his right stand a man who holds his hat and a stout woman, while in front a child, wearing a plumed hat and standing on tiptoe, reaches into the font, tipping the shallow bowl and spilling the water
Description:
Title engraved below image. and See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.) for note about a related work by Sympson, p. 310.
Publisher:
Samuel Ireland
Subject (Name):
Henley, John, 1692-1756
Subject (Topic):
Baptisms, Children, Clergy, Fonts, Infants, and Women
Orator Henley christening a child, after an oil sketch by Hogarth; the cleric stands holding the infant over a large, empty baptismal font, with the mother beside him to left. To his right stand a man who holds his hat and a stout woman, while in front a child, wearing a plumed hat and standing on tiptoe, reaches into the font, tipping the shallow bowl and spilling the water
Description:
Title etched below image., Reissue; printmaker Jane Ireland's full name etched in lower right, replacing her initials "J.I." on earlier state., and See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.) for note about a related work by Sympson, page 310.
Publisher:
Samuel Ireland?
Subject (Name):
Henley, John, 1692-1756
Subject (Topic):
Baptisms, Children, Clergy, Fonts, Infants, and Women
Orator Henley christening a child, after an oil sketch by Hogarth; the cleric stands holding the infant over a large, empty baptismal font, with the mother beside him to left. To his right stand a man who holds his hat and a stout woman, while in front a child, wearing a plumed hat and standing on tiptoe, reaches into the font, tipping the shallow bowl and spilling the water
Description:
Title engraved below image., See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.) for note about a related work by Sympson, p. 310., and On page 217 in volume 3. Sheet: 20.5 x 13 cm.
Publisher:
Samuel Ireland
Subject (Name):
Henley, John, 1692-1756
Subject (Topic):
Baptisms, Children, Clergy, Fonts, Infants, and Women