"A travesty of a half length portrait of S. Ireland: ('Hamilton pinxt S = Ireland fect.'). In both Ireland wears the dress of a Rubens picture, cf. BMSat 7020, and looks over his right shoulder, holding up folds of drapery which hang from the left shoulder. The original is young and handsome, with well-dressed hair, tied and falling on his shoulder. [The B.M. impression is dated in a contemporary hand 'Octr 1785'. Listed in Bromley's 'Catalogue', p. 390.] Gillray follows closely the pose and dress of the original, but the head is that of an older man, with a sly smile; his short curling hair recedes from his forehead. In his hand is a book, 'Ireland Shakspe . . .' ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched above image., Two lines of text, followed by two lines of verse, below title: Mr. Bromley, in his Catalogue, &c., p. 390, has erroneously put this portrait into his seventh class ..., Ten lines of text and verse below image: Inscription under a picture of the editor of Shakespeare's manuscripts, 1796, by the Revd. William Mason, author of Elfrida & Caractacus ..., and Temporary local subject terms: Forgery: literary forgery -- Forgers -- Literature: reference to John Milton, 1608-1674 -- Literature: Reference to John Dryden, 1634-1700 -- Reference to Wiilliam Mason, 1725-1797 -- Reference to George Steevens, 1736-1800.
Publisher:
Pubd. Decr. 1st, 1797, by H. Humphrey, No. 27 St. James's Street, London
A confrontation in a bedchamber between a black woman in a nightgown in bed and four men who surround her canopy bed. One man holds a candle. The woman is slapping the one man to her right on the cheek while another pulls him away. A fourth man is pointing towards her shoulder
Alternative Title:
Discovery
Description:
Inscription in ink under title in Horace Walpole's hand: " [A black girl imp[...]ed on High[...] Manager of Drury lane]. These three from plates in Mr Ireland's collection.", Inscription in ink: From Horace Walpole's Collection. Bought at Strawberry Hill Sale 1842. The remarks in his hand., Text in Latin and English., See British Museum. Catalogue of political and personal Satires, v. 3, no. 2600., Tracing of original print., Samuel Ireland, English printmaker and writer, d. 1800., and Portfolio containing 365 original drawings by, or prints engraved by and after, Hogarth. Folio.
A confrontation in a bedchamber between a black woman in a nightgown in bed by four men. One man holds a candle. The woman is slapping the one man to her right on the cheek while another pulls him away. A fourth man is pointing towards her shoulder
Alternative Title:
Discovery
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker, publisher and date from Paulson., See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal, v. 3, no. 2600., 'Hogarth' written in ink below title., and Mounted to 24.7 x 36.5 cm.
A confrontation in a bedchamber between a black woman in a nightgown in bed by four men. One man holds a candle. The woman is slapping the one man to her right on the cheek while another pulls him away. A fourth man is pointing towards her shoulder
Alternative Title:
Discovery
Description:
Title etched below image., Printmaker, publisher and date from Paulson., See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal, v. 3, no. 2600., Ms. note in Steevens's hand: Original., Ms. note above in pencil: See Mr. Nichol's Book, 3rd ed. p. 442. Given me by the Right Honourable William Windham., Ms. note below in pencil: Sold for £7.7.0., and On page 7 in volume 1. Sheet trimmed to: 17.3 x 19.5 mm.
