A man sits in an armchair next to fireplace frantically ringing for service while boling water pours from the spout of a kettle onto one of his two gouty feet. The other foot is raised from the stool to avoid the hot water but has overturned a table with tray full of dishes which has fallen in front of a maid lingering in the doorway. Embracing the maid from behind is a black footman. A screaming cat stands, back arched, in front of the man's footstool. On the left a pair of crutches are placed against the fireplace; the mantel is lined with medicinal bottles. A map hangs on the wall behind along side a barometer
Description:
Title from dealer's label on verso of the frame., Attributed to Thomas Rowlandson., and Another drawing on this theme with the title: The old batchelor in distress. In the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Ashmolean catalogue, vol IV-1982 #1623.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Interiors, Chimneypieces, Blacks, and Servants
Mary Hackabout, now a harlot and mistress of a wealthy London Jew, exposes her breast and kicks over a tea table to divert his attention from the presence of her younger lover who hides behind the door of the room with her maid servant. A monkey and young black servant boy in a feathered turban look on the scene with frighten expressions. The mask and mirror in the lower left corner and the paintings of scenes from the Old Testament (Jonah IV.8 and 2 Samuel VI.1-5) hanging on the wall further amplify the artist's moral message
Description:
Title, state and date from Paulson., Second state of the second plate in the series A harlot's progress, as described by Paulson, with black Latin cross in the center below design., "Plate 2"--Lower left corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Touched in sepia ink around the Harlot's and Jew's faces, and the Harlot's dress and foot; the foot of the blackamoor is extended down to meet the pile of cloth.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Geographic):
London (England)
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Prostitution, Biblical events, Ethnic stereotypes, Blacks, Boudoirs, Jews, Masks, Monkeys, Paintings, Prostitutes, Relations between the sexes, Servants, Tea, and Rake's progress
Sailors carouse in a drunken orgy between decks; hammocks are slung from the roof and drunken sailors vomit over the sides into the crowd. Musicians play fiddles and drums. Men and women drink and dance. A negro fiddles; a Jew sits on the ground ready to receive the watch which a woman steals from a sailor as she sits stirring a bowl on a box labeled "T. Ockham'. A marine kicks over a bucket labeled with the ships name as he spills the contents of his mug onto a barefoot boy who in turn pours the contents of his kettle onto a dog. To the left is a large keg of rum. The scene is watched by smiling officers (left), among whom is Lord Cochrane. This wartime scene is called to mind by the sight of the frigate 'Peranga' lying off Spithead. See British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title, printmaker, and imprint from published state., Plate etched for: Westmacott, C.M. English spy. London : Sherwood, Jones, and Co., 1825-1826., For published state see: No. 14952 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 10., and Ms. note in pencil on front: Vol. 2, page 214.
Publisher:
Sherwood Jones & Co.
Subject (Name):
Dundonald, Thomas Cochrane, Earl of, 1775-1860
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Jews, Boys, Dogs, Eating & drinking, Fighting, Military officers, British, Musicians, Robberies, Sailors, and Vomiting
"A room at the Rose Tavern, Drury Lane (after the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum); to left, Tom, surrounded by prostitutes and clearly drunk, sprawls on a chair with his foot on the table; one young woman embraces him and steals his watch, another spits a stream of gin across the table to the amusement of a young black woman standing in the background, another woman drinks from the punchbowl, another is removing her clothes in order to perform "postures"; to right., a harpist and a door through which enter a man holding a large dish and a candle, and a pregnant ballad singer holding a sheet lettered "Black Joke"; on the walls hang a map of the world to which a young woman holds a candle and framed prints of Roman emperors, all (except that of Nero) damaged."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
O vanity of youthfull blood, so by misuse to poison good! Woman form'd for social love, fairest gift of powers above ...
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., Added title from first lines of verse engraved below image., Caption in five columns below image., and "Plate 3."--Lower right.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Fighting, Harps, Interiors, Intoxication, Musicians, Rake's progress, Prostitutes, Robberies, Street entertainers, Taverns (Inns), and Vandalism
Plate 10. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 10. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A room at the Rose Tavern, Drury Lane (after the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum); to left, Tom, surrounded by prostitutes and clearly drunk, sprawls on a chair with his foot on the table; one young woman embraces him and steals his watch, another spits a stream of gin across the table to the amusement of a young black woman standing in the background; one woman drinks from the punchbowl; another is removing her clothes in order to perform "postures"; to the right, a harpist and a door through which enters a man holding a large dish and a candle, and a pregnant ballad singer holding a sheet lettered "Black Joke"; on the walls hang a map of the world to which a young woman holds a candle and framed prints of Roman emperors, all (except that of Nero) damaged. The portrait on the wall which in the 2nd state was a faceless Julius Caesar is now a portrait of Pontac
Alternative Title:
O vanity of youthfull blood, so by misuse to poinson good!
Description:
Title, imprint, and state from Paulson., Added title from first lines of verse below image., "Plate 3"--Lower right corner., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to image; separate caption and imprint mount below., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 35.5 x 40.9 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm., and Plate 10 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Plate 10. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 10. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A room at the Rose Tavern, Drury Lane (after the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum); to left, Tom, surrounded by prostitutes and clearly drunk, sprawls on a chair with his foot on the table; one young woman embraces him and steals his watch, another spits a stream of gin across the table to the amusement of a young black woman standing in the background; one woman drinks from the punchbowl; another is removing her clothes in order to perform "postures"; to the right, a harpist and a door through which enters a man holding a large dish and a candle, and a pregnant ballad singer holding a sheet lettered "Black Joke"; on the walls hang a map of the world to which a young woman holds a candle and framed prints of Roman emperors, all (except that of Nero) damaged. The portrait on the wall which in the 2nd state was a faceless Julius Caesar is now a portrait of Pontac
Alternative Title:
O vanity of youthfull blood, so by misuse to poinson good!
Description:
Title, imprint, and state from Paulson., Added title from first lines of verse below image., "Plate 3"--Lower right corner., and Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to image; separate caption and imprint mount below.
A room at the Rose Tavern, Drury Lane (after the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum); to left, Tom, surrounded by prostitutes and clearly drunk, sprawls on a chair with his foot on the table; one young woman embraces him and steals his watch, another spits a stream of gin across the table to the amusement of a young black woman standing in the background; one woman drinks from the punchbowl; another is removing her clothes in order to perform "postures"; to the right, a harpist and a door through which enters a man holding a large dish and a candle, and a pregnant ballad singer holding a sheet lettered "Black Joke"; on the walls hang a map of the world to which a young woman holds a candle and framed prints of Roman emperors, all (except that of Nero) damaged
Alternative Title:
O vanity of youthfull blood ...
Description:
Description based on entry in Paulson., "Plate 3"--Lower right corner., and Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to image with loss of text and imprint.
Plate 10. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 10. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A room at the Rose Tavern, Drury Lane (after the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum); to left, Tom, surrounded by prostitutes and clearly drunk, sprawls on a chair with his foot on the table; one young woman embraces him and steals his watch, another spits a stream of gin across the table to the amusement of a young black woman standing in the background; one woman drinks from the punchbowl; another is removing her clothes in order to perform "postures"; to the right, a harpist and a door through which enters a man holding a large dish and a candle, and a pregnant ballad singer holding a sheet lettered "Black Joke"; on the walls hang a map of the world to which a young woman holds a candle and framed prints of Roman emperors, all (except that of Nero) damaged. The portrait on the wall which in the 2nd state was a faceless Julius Caesar is now a portrait of Pontac
Alternative Title:
O vanity of youthfull blood, so by misuse to poinson good!
Description:
Title, imprint, and state from Paulson., Added title from first lines of verse below image., "Plate 3"--Lower right corner., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to image; separate caption and imprint mount below., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 35.5 x 40.8 cm, on sheet 45 x 56 cm., and Leaf 10 in: Album of William Hogarth prints.
Plate 10. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 10. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A room at the Rose Tavern, Drury Lane (after the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum); to left, Tom, surrounded by prostitutes and clearly drunk, sprawls on a chair with his foot on the table; one young woman embraces him and steals his watch, another spits a stream of gin across the table to the amusement of a young black woman standing in the background; one woman drinks from the punchbowl; another is removing her clothes in order to perform "postures"; to the right, a harpist and a door through which enters a man holding a large dish and a candle, and a pregnant ballad singer holding a sheet lettered "Black Joke"; on the walls hang a map of the world to which a young woman holds a candle and framed prints of Roman emperors, all (except that of Nero) damaged. The portrait on the wall which in the 2nd state was a faceless Julius Caesar is now a portrait of Pontac
Alternative Title:
O vanity of youthfull blood, so by misuse to poinson good!
Description:
Title, imprint, and state from Paulson., Added title from first lines of verse below image., "Plate 3"--Lower right corner., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to image; separate caption and imprint mount below., and On page 69 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 35.2 x 40.1 cm.
A room at the Rose Tavern, Drury Lane (after the painting at Sir John Soane's Museum); to left, Tom, surrounded by prostitutes and clearly drunk, sprawls on a chair with his foot on the table; one young woman embraces him and steals his watch, another spits a stream of gin across the table to the amusement of a young black woman standing in the background; one woman drinks from the punchbowl; another is removing her clothes in order to perform "postures"; to the right, a harpist and a door through which enters a man holding a large dish and a candle, and a pregnant ballad singer holding a sheet lettered "Black Joke"; on the walls hang a map of the world to which a young woman holds a candle and framed prints of Roman emperors, all (except that of Nero) damaged
Alternative Title:
O vanity of youthfull blood ...
Description:
Description based on entry in Paulson., "Plate 3"--Lower right corner., Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to image with loss of text and imprint., and On page 68 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 35.1 x 39.8 cm.
