Plate 62. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 48. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Fourth state of a plate for a subscription ticket for "A Rakes's Progress"and "Southwark Fair" with the text burnished with only a couple of traces remaining. "The scene is an audience of men and women in a theatre pit, all but one man laughing uproariously; above them in a box, two gentleman ignore the stage in favour of an orange girl and another young woman who takes a pinch of snuff; another orange girl reaches from the pit to tug at the sleeve of one of the gentlemen; to the left, three musicians protected from the audience by a row of spikes"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, state, publisher, and date from Paulson. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
A subscription ticket for "A Rakes's Progress"and "Southwark Fair". "The scene is an audience of men and women in a theatre pit, all but one man laughing uproariously; above them in a box, two gentleman ignore the stage in favour of an orange girl and another young woman who takes a pinch of snuff; another orange girl reaches from the pit to tug at the sleeve of one of the gentlemen; to the left, three musicians protected from the audience by a row of spikes"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, publisher, date, and state from Paulson., Etching on two plates, one for image and one for receipt text:, Etching on two plates, one for image and one for receipt text. Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Hogarth's (?) ms. notes in ink filling in blanks in ticket: date "1733 Dembr." of "the Right Honble. Lord Biron". Ms pencil note in Steevens's hand above prints: See Nichol's Book, 3d edit. p. 179. Ms pencil note in Steevens's hand above this print: Laughing Pit 1st Impression., and On page 57 in volume 1.
Plate 62. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 48. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Fourth state of a plate for a subscription ticket for "A Rakes's Progress"and "Southwark Fair" with the text burnished with only a couple of traces remaining. "The scene is an audience of men and women in a theatre pit, all but one man laughing uproariously; above them in a box, two gentleman ignore the stage in favour of an orange girl and another young woman who takes a pinch of snuff; another orange girl reaches from the pit to tug at the sleeve of one of the gentlemen; to the left, three musicians protected from the audience by a row of spikes"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, state, publisher, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On laid paper: sheet 186 x 169 mm.
Plate 62. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 48. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Fourth state of a plate for a subscription ticket for "A Rakes's Progress"and "Southwark Fair" with the text burnished with only a couple of traces remaining. "The scene is an audience of men and women in a theatre pit, all but one man laughing uproariously; above them in a box, two gentleman ignore the stage in favour of an orange girl and another young woman who takes a pinch of snuff; another orange girl reaches from the pit to tug at the sleeve of one of the gentlemen; to the left, three musicians protected from the audience by a row of spikes"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, state, publisher, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., With ms pencil note in Steevens's hand above: Retouched., and On page 57 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 214 x 177 mm with loss of receipt text.
A sailor, holding a bowl of water, sits on a bucking horse. The townspeople seem to mock the sailor
Description:
Title from published print based on this drawing: Published by Carington Bowles, 20 May 1782., Robert Dighton, English draughtsman, 1752-1814., and For further information, consult library staff.
"Two officers stand together directed to the right, almost in profile, dressed alike. The taller (right) holds a sheathed sword crooked in the left elbow; his shorter and slightly stouter friend stands very erect, and takes his right arm. They wear cocked hats with small plumes and side-tassels, stock and jabot under high-collared tunics, wide crossed belts, high cavalry boots, and gauntlet gloves. They are Robert Christopher Packe, Captain Royal Horse Guards, killed at Waterloo, and Lieut. George Augustus Fenwick."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Two soldiers
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Leaf 75 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and 1 print : etching on laid paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 24.6 x 18.4 cm, on sheet 31.1 x 25.5 cm.
Publisher:
Dighton Junr.
Subject (Name):
Packe, Robert Christopher, -1815 and Fenwick, George Augustus, active 1805
"Two officers stand together directed to the right, almost in profile, dressed alike. The taller (right) holds a sheathed sword crooked in the left elbow; his shorter and slightly stouter friend stands very erect, and takes his right arm. They wear cocked hats with small plumes and side-tassels, stock and jabot under high-collared tunics, wide crossed belts, high cavalry boots, and gauntlet gloves. They are Robert Christopher Packe, Captain Royal Horse Guards, killed at Waterloo, and Lieut. George Augustus Fenwick."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Two soldiers
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue. and Ms. annotations below plate mark identify figures in the print: Capt. Pack & Fenwick.
Publisher:
Dighton Junr.
Subject (Name):
Packe, Robert Christopher, -1815 and Fenwick, George Augustus, active 1805
Keppel in admiral's uniform, holding his hat in his right hand, his left hand in his waistcoat-pocket, stands full-length, looking slightly to the left
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., 1 print : etching with stipple on wove paper ; plate mark 17.7 x 11.2 cm, on sheet 19.5 x 13 cm., Mounted with three other prints on leaf 9 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures., and The figure in the print is identified by a small strip of paper (approximately 5 x 35 mm) pasted in lower left corner of sheet with their name in letterpress: Admiral Keppell.
Publisher:
Published [the] 14th July 1784 by James Bretherton
Keppel in admiral's uniform, holding his hat in his right hand, his left hand in his waistcoat-pocket, stands full-length, looking slightly to the left
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Mounted on page 15 with three other prints.
Publisher:
Published [the] 14th July 1784 by James Bretherton
Keppel in admiral's uniform, holding his hat in his right hand, his left hand in his waistcoat-pocket, stands full-length, looking slightly to the left
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Signed with the monogram of James Sayers., and Numbered '29' in contemporary hand in the upper right corner.
Publisher:
Published [the] 14th July 1784 by James Bretherton
