Satire on royalty, episcopacy and the law, after a print by Hogarth; a group of nine composite figures, the most prominent of which are a king, whose head is represented by a coin, a bishop whose head is a jew's harp, and a judge whose head is a gavel...
Alternative Title:
Some of the principal inhabitants of [the] moon ...
Description:
Title, imprint, and printmaker from Paulson.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth?
Subject (Topic):
Bishops, Law & legal affairs, Rulers, and Allegorical prints
"Tree of law in a frame decorated with a garland of leaves, surmounted by a portrait of Robert Price in an oval, wearing a long wig and judges' robes and bands, with banner lettered 'Legum Decus Patriae Que Is Erat'; to left and right, two female alle...
Alternative Title:
Inutilis et sine fructu labor, non est legis, effectus
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Sold by Ph. Overton in Fleet Street and J. King in the Poultry, Printsellers entered in the Hall Book, London
Copy in reverse of William Hogarth's "Woman swearing a child to a grave citizen. A pregnant young woman standing to left, swearing on a book before a magistrate who sits at a bench to right, that the child is by an old man wearing a dark wig with a ru...
Description:
Title engraved below image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Paternity, Courtrooms, Couples, Judges, Law & legal affairs, Pregnancy, and Pregnant women
Satire on royalty, episcopacy and the law, after a print by Hogarth; a group of nine composite figures, the most prominent of which are a king, whose head is represented by a coin, a bishop whose head is a jew's harp, and a judge whose head is a gavel...
Alternative Title:
Some of the principal inhabitants of [the] moon, as they were perfectly discover'd by a telescope brought to [the] greatest perfection since [the] last eclipse; exactly engraved from the objects whereby [the] curious may guess at their religion, manners, &c.
Description:
Title from Paulson.
Publisher:
Publish'd 1st May 1788, by Molton & Co., 132 Pall Mall
Subject (Topic):
Bishops, Law & legal affairs, Rulers, and Allegorical prints
Satire on royalty, episcopacy and the law, after a print by Hogarth; a group of nine composite figures, the most prominent of which are a king, whose head is represented by a coin, a bishop whose head is a jew's harp, and a judge whose head is a gavel...
Description:
Title, publisher, and state from Paulson.
Publisher:
Molton & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Bishops, Law & legal affairs, Rulers, and Allegorical prints
Satire on royalty, episcopacy and the law, after a print by Hogarth; a group of nine composite figures, the most prominent of which are a king, whose head is represented by a coin, a bishop whose head is a jew's harp, and a judge whose head is a gavel...
Alternative Title:
Some of the principal inhabitants of the moon
Description:
Title and imprint from Paulson.
Publisher:
Molton & Co.
Subject (Topic):
Bishops, Law & legal affairs, Rulers, and Allegorical prints
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[ca. 1790]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 11 Box D175
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A pregnant woman holds a bible in one hand and rests her other hand on her protruding stomach while 'swearing a child' before a shocked looking magistrate. The alleged father(?) is kneeling beside the woman with clasped hands and his hat removed and r...
Description:
Title and date supplied by cataloger.
Subject (Topic):
Paternity, Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Judges, Law & legal affairs, and Bibles
Satire on royalty, episcopacy and the law, after a print by Hogarth; a group of nine composite figures, the most prominent of which are a king, whose head is represented by a coin, a bishop whose head is a jew's harp, and a judge whose head is a gavel...
Alternative Title:
Some of the principal inhabitants of [the] moon ...
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Samuel Ireland.
Subject (Topic):
Bishops, Law & legal affairs, Rulers, and Allegorical prints
"Two men, wearing patched and ragged clothes, stand together. One (left) stands full-face, arms folded, shoulders hunched, staring to the right with fierce despair. From his pocket issues a bulky document: 'By Law I'm Ruin'd quite'. The other (right) ...
Alternative Title:
John Doe & Richd. Roe, brothers in law and John Doe and Richd. Roe, brothers in law
