A loose plagiary (reversed) after Hogarth's plate 7 in the Rake's Progress series; a room in the Fleet Prison; Tom sits at a table to left, on which is a rejection letter from John Rich to whom he has submitted a play; his old wife brandishing her fists beside a weeping Sarah Young, other prisoners in the background
Description:
Title from text above image., Below image, four columns each with six lines of verse: "The compter next our spark receivces ... describes his exit on the wall.", See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2226-2245., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 138., and Mounted to: 360 x 423 mm.
The eleventh drawing in a series of twelve that follow a tradition of producing a series on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute and In this eleventh drawing, Edward is shown on his death bed, his grieving widow at his bedside, their two children at her knee. The elegant bedroom is decorated with a mirror and clock on the wall beside a tall secretary with a bust on top. Two men sit at a table as they look on the scene with sombre faces; one of the men is engaged in writing a long document (Edward's will).
Description:
Title from pencil notation below title., Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '11' in ink in the upper right., Date range based on artist's active dates., and For further information, consult library staff.
Title from item., Unsigned and undated., Date derived from series date., Artist supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from artist's place of residence., Caption below title: "I am worried when I leave prison - will I be able to look normal enough to get a job." Sue HIV positive, in prison under "3 strikes you are out law"., Part of "Through Her Own Eyes," a series focusing on the plight of HIV positive female prisoners., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Topic):
HIV infections, Women prisoners, Drug abuse, Women, Prisons, and Anxiety
"View of the inner court of the prison, with the prisoners playing rackets on the left, others standing watching, a number of men smoking pipes, others lounging across benches."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 36., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 44., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two edges., and Mounted to 26 x 39 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Septr. 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
"View of the inner court of the prison, with the prisoners playing rackets on the left, others standing watching, a number of men smoking pipes, others lounging across benches."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 36., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 44., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on two edges., and 1 print : aquatint and etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 23.1 x 27.9 cm, on sheet 26.5 x 33.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Septr. 1808, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Leaf 15r. Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A man stands in the foreground, in profile to the right, a sack slung over his shoulder. Behind him on the opposite side of the street are two buildings, Conongate Kirk and Canongate Tolbooth
Alternative Title:
Canongate Church & Prison
Description:
Title from verses etched below image., Publication information from that of the volume for which the plate was engraved., Plate from: Cries of Edinburgh characteristically represented : accompanied with views of several principal buildings of the city. Edinbr. : Sold by L. Scott ..., 1803., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
L. Scott
Subject (Geographic):
Canongate (Edinburgh, Scotland), Scotland, and Edinburgh.
Subject (Name):
Canongate Kirk (Edinburgh, Scotland),
Subject (Topic):
City & town life, Peddlers, Bags, Churches, and Prisons
View of the interior of the cell on the left: Portrait of John ('Jack') Sheppard, whole length, seated on a chair in prison cell at Newgate, with hands and feet in chains, shackled to the floor, leaning to left, looking up at sunlight streaming through the window at right; wearing hat, jacket, waistcoat, breeches, stockings and buckled shoes, cloak or blanket over chair back and on floor; broken chimney where he escaped at top left. On the right, eleven images showing details of John ('Jack') Sheppard's escape from prison on 15 October 1724, including the locks, bolts and doors he broke open, the hole he made in the chimney, and climbing over the outer walls of Newgate prison
Alternative Title:
Jack Sheppard drawn from the life
Description:
Titles from item., Possibly intended for sale as two separate prints, with publication line repeated under second title., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Titled 'Portrait of Jack Shepherd, with a representation of the manner in which he made his escape from Newgate, Oct. 15th, 1724: published by Bowles' in the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc, London, 1829., and Mounted to: 38 x 56 cm.
Publisher:
Printed for and sold by T. Bowles, print seller next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Ch. Yard & J. Bowles, print seller over against Stocks Market
Subject (Geographic):
England, London, London., England., and City of London (England)
Subject (Name):
Sheppard, Jack, 1702-1724, and Newgate (Prison : London, England)
