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., Text continues: 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., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Ms. notes in Steevens hand above: Original. Mss I Pencil below: Never offered for sale. There are only 2. Copies, this & the late Lord Orford's to be found., and On page 7 in volume 1. Sheet trimmed to: 261 x 204 mm.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth?
Subject (Topic):
Bishops, Law & legal affairs, Rulers, and Allegorical prints
"Frontispiece to Joshua Kirby, Dr Brooke Taylor's Method of Perspective made easy; a rural scene with a number of absurdities caused by perspectival errors, for instance, an angler in the foreground catches a fish in the middle distance, an inn sign is partly obscured by trees that are growing on the other side of a river, a woman leans from a window to light the pipe of a man on a distant hill."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Whoever makes a design without the knowledge of perspective will be liable to such absurdities as are shown in this frontispiece
Description:
Title from caption engraved below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Imperfect: 'W. Hogarth inv. et delin' erased from this impression. Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Etched above image: "Frontispiece.", Sheet trimmed to: 22.5 x 18 cm., and Formerly on page 168 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator.
"Frontispiece to Joshua Kirby, Dr Brooke Taylor's Method of Perspective made easy; a rural scene with a number of absurdities caused by perspectival errors, for instance, an angler in the foreground catches a fish in the middle distance, an inn sign is partly obscured by trees that are growing on the other side of a river, a woman leans from a window to light the pipe of a man on a distant hill."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Whoever makes a design without the knowledge of perspective will be liable to such absurdities as are shown in this frontispiece
Description:
Title from caption engraved below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Imperfect: 'W. Hogarth inv. et delin' erased from this impression. Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Etched above image: "Frontispiece.", Sheet trimmed to: 22.5 x 18 cm., and Formerly on page 168 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator.
"Frontispiece to Joshua Kirby, Dr Brooke Taylor's Method of Perspective made easy; a rural scene with a number of absurdities caused by perspectival errors, for instance, an angler in the foreground catches a fish in the middle distance, an inn sign is partly obscured by trees that are growing on the other side of a river, a woman leans from a window to light the pipe of a man on a distant hill."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Whoever makes a design without the knowledge of perspective will be liable to such absurdities as are shown in this frontispiece
Description:
Title from caption engraved below image., State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Imperfect: 'W. Hogarth inv. et delin' erased from this impression. Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Etched above image: "Frontispiece."
Plate 63. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 48. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A group of scholars at Oxford stare with vacant expressions at a lecturer holding an open book with title "Datum Vacuum". He is identified by Paulson as William Fisher. All are wearing square trencher caps. See Paulson
Description:
Title from Paulson., Hogarth's initials form a monogram., Variant of Paulson's state 2; imprint for state 2 in Paulson: "Published by W. Hogarth, March 3d 1736.", and Lower right, below image: Price six pence.
Plate 63. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 48. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A group of scholars at Oxford stare with vacant expressions at a lecturer holding an open book with title "Datum Vacuum". He is identified by Paulson as William Fisher. All are wearing square trencher caps. See Paulson
Description:
Title from Paulson., Hogarth's initials form a monogram., Variant of Paulson's state 2; imprint for state 2 in Paulson: "Published by W. Hogarth, March 3d 1736.", and Lower right, below image: Price six pence.
Plate 63. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 48. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A group of scholars at Oxford stare with vacant expressions at a lecturer holding an open book with title "Datum Vacuum". He is identified by Paulson as William Fisher. All are wearing square trencher caps. See Paulson
Description:
Title from Paulson., Hogarth's initials form a monogram., Variant of Paulson's state 2; imprint for state 2 in Paulson: "Published by W. Hogarth, March 3d 1736.", Lower right, below image: Price six pence., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 21.7 x 18.5 cm, on sheet 27.2 x 22.3 cm., Mounted on leaf 59 x 46 cm., and Plate 63 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
A group of scholars at Oxford stare with vacant expressions at a lecturer holding an open book with title "Datum Vacuum" added by Hogarth in ink. He is identified by Paulson as William Fisher. All are wearing square trencher caps. See Paulson
Description:
Title from Paulson., Lower right corner below image: Price six pence., Variant of Paulson's state 2; imprint for state 2 in Paulson:: "Published by W. Hogarth, 3d 1736.", On page 85 in volume 1., Pencil ms. note in Steevens hand above print: First impression., and Hogarth annotated book in image with text "Datur vacuum ...".
Plate 63. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 48. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A group of scholars at Oxford stare with vacant expressions at a lecturer holding an open book with title "Datum Vacuum". He is identified by Paulson as William Fisher. All are wearing square trencher caps. See Paulson
Description:
Title from Paulson., Hogarth's initials form a monogram., Variant of Paulson's state 2; imprint for state 2 in Paulson: "Published by W. Hogarth, March 3d 1736.", Lower right, below image: Price six pence., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 21.8 x 18.4 cm, on sheet 25.9 x 20.6 cm., and Mounted on leaf 48 in: Album of William Hogarth prints.
