A copy in reverse of William Hogarth's Plate 3 of A harlot's progress: In a shabby room in Drury Lane; Moll Hackabout is shown having risen late (the watch shows 11:45), attended by a serving-woman who has lost part of her nose to syphilis; in the background, the magistrate, John Gonson, enters quietly with officers to arrest her; pinned to the window frame are two portrait prints of the hero and heroines of "The Beggar's Opera", Captain Mackheath and Polly Peacham, (Polly replaces Dr. Sacheverell in Hogarth's print), the wig-box of James Dalton, highwayman, sits above the bed, and one of several beer tankards on the floor carries the name of a Drury Lane tavern. A kitten plays at Moll's feet. A copy of Bishop Gibson's "Pastoral Letter to ..." serves as a butter dish. Above the window on the left is a print after a Titian painting depicting the angel staying the hand of Abraham as he is about to slay Isaac. Medicine bottles on the window sill suggest that Molly is already ill with the disease that will later kill her
Alternative Title:
Harlot's progress. Plate 3, Compleat trull at her lodgings in Drury Lane, and Elle est reduite à la misère dans son logement de Drury Lane
Description:
Title in English and French engraved below image., Date of publication based on the series of Rake's progress by Henry Parker dated 25 March 1768 in which these same engraved border pieces are used, here visibly more worn, and reversed on the page., The ornamental borders along the left and right edges are printed from a separate plate (images 25 x 2.8 cm, on plate mark 25.5 x 36 cm)., Copy of Hogarth's original plate, engraved in reverse as per the piracy published by Elisha Kirkall in 1732., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2062., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 123., and Border piece on the left slight overprinting into the design.
A copy in reverse of William Hogarth's Plate 6 of A harlot's progress: A dilapidated room with Moll Hackabout's friends, mostly prostitutes, gathered around her open coffin, several of them weeping; one young woman stands with her back to the scene as she gazes at herself in the mirror. On the right, a clergyman spills his brandy as he surreptitiously gropes beneath a woman's skirt; Moll's serving woman, standing at the coffin with a wine bottle and glass in hand scowls at the pair. Under the window and to the left, the undertaker flirts with a pretty young prostitute who picks a handkerchief from his pocket. In the foreground Moll's small son plays with a spinning top. Sprigs of yew (rosemary?) decorate her coffin; a plate of yew rests on the floor at the parson's feet, another spring at her son's feet
Alternative Title:
Harlot's progress. Plate 6, Her funeral properly attended, and Pompe de ses funérailles
Description:
Title in English and French engraved below image., Date of publication based on the series of Rake's progress by Henry Parker dated 25 March 1768 in which these same engraved border pieces are used, here visibly more worn, and reversed on the page., The ornamental borders along the left and right edges are printed from a separate plate (images 25 x 2.8 cm, on plate mark 25.7 x 36.4 cm)., Copy of Hogarth's original plate, engraved in reverse as per the piracy published by Elisha Kirkall in 1732., Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2107., and Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 126.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Prostitution, Children, Clergy, Coffins, Death, Funeral rites & ceremonies, Interiors, Prostitutes, Rake's progress, Seduction, Servants, Syphilis, Undertakers, and Wake services
A young man sleeps reclining on a chaise-longue, his wig removed and placed on a chair to the left. A richly dressed young woman standing behind the chair leans forward looking at him with a sceptical expression on her face. On the other side, another young woman leans close to him, upsetting in the process a table on which a black servant was about to place a tea tray. In the background on the right, a serving maid walks into the room, her arms raised in alarm
Description:
Title from item., Second line of title and publisher from an impression in the British Museum., Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of the second line of title and imprint., and One of a series of engravings made from the paintings by Francis Hayman for the ballroom at Vauxhall Gardens in 1743.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer in the Golden Buck in Fleet Street
Leaf 53. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A middle-aged lady (caricatured) riding (left to right) preceded by her servant who carries two trunks behind him on his saddle. She wears the riding-habit of the period and a round hat with a feather. She rides with a single rein in her right hand, in her left is a whip. The horses are ambling very slowly, both riders are using their whips. Similar in character to British Museum Satires No. 5266."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "V. 3" in upper left corner and "20" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Female dress, 1774 -- Domestic service: Manservant -- Trunks., and Watermark (partially cut off): Strasburg lily.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 11th, 1774, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding, Riding habits, Servants, Luggage, and Whips
Leaf 53. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A middle-aged lady (caricatured) riding (left to right) preceded by her servant who carries two trunks behind him on his saddle. She wears the riding-habit of the period and a round hat with a feather. She rides with a single rein in her right hand, in her left is a whip. The horses are ambling very slowly, both riders are using their whips. Similar in character to British Museum Satires No. 5266."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered "V. 3" in upper left corner and "20" in upper right corner., Temporary local subject terms: Female dress, 1774 -- Domestic service: Manservant -- Trunks., First of two plates on leaf 53., and 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.8 x 24.7 cm, on sheet 44.4 x 27.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 11th, 1774, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding, Riding habits, Servants, Luggage, and Whips
"A lady (left) darts forward in profile to the right, bending low, both arms extended towards a coal-scuttle which a footman in livery is bringing in. He looks at her with irritated dismay. She says: "O You pretty creature! - bless the dear baby, how it smiles give it to me Nurse - it has exactly its papa's nose & mamma's eyes. O it is a delightful little Creature." She wears a plain striped gown with a sash, a high-crowned hat of checked material; ringlets fall on her shoulders."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Short sighted mistake
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Furnishings: coal scuttles -- Domestic service: footmen.
"A lady (left) darts forward in profile to the right, bending low, both arms extended towards a coal-scuttle which a footman in livery is bringing in. He looks at her with irritated dismay. She says: "O You pretty creature! - bless the dear baby, how it smiles give it to me Nurse - it has exactly its papa's nose & mamma's eyes. O it is a delightful little Creature." She wears a plain striped gown with a sash, a high-crowned hat of checked material; ringlets fall on her shoulders."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Short sighted mistake
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Temporary local subject terms: Furnishings: coal scuttles -- Domestic service: footmen., 1 print on laid paper : etching, hand-colored ; sheet (trimmed within plate mark) 26 x 35 cm., and Watermark: Strassbourg lily on crowned armorial shield.
Leaf 18. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A group of macaronis in a dressing room, one having his hair dressed by a flamboyant hairdresser and his young black assistant, another practising fencing, a third plays with his pet cockatoo, another looks down at a servant boy who is spilling a tray of cups. The pictures on the wall allude to the action ("Morning Devotion") and themes (Rotten Row Macaroni) in the print; also an ornate mirror is centered in the room on the wall. On the floor is a sheet with the Newmarket horse races listed. The man having his hair tended wears beauty patches on his cheek
Description:
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge., and For another version of this design in reverse, see no. 4781 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4.
Publisher:
Pub. according to act June 26th, 1772, by MDarly, (39) Strand
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Boudoirs, Cockatoos, Dandies, Hairdressing, Mirrors, Servants, and Vanity
Title etched below image., Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram., Plate numbered '22' in upper left and '12' in upper right corner., Another state, with two plate numbers and by a different publisher. Cf. No. 4781 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4., and Watermark: countermark IV.
Publisher:
Pub. according to act June 26th 1772, by MDarly, (39) Strand
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Boudoirs, Cockatoos, Dandies, Hairdressing, Mirrors, Servants, and Vanity
