[Taste, or, Burlington gate] [graphic].
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16034707
Description
- Title
- [Taste, or, Burlington gate] [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Burlington gate
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, attributed name.
- Published / Created
- [1732]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
"Satire on Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Burlington" in which he praises Lord Burlington's architectural taste; the gate of Burlington House, Piccadilly, surmounted by statues of K-n-t (i.e. William Kent), Raphael Urb. and Mil.angelo (i.e. Michelangelo), is being whitewashed by a plasterer (Pope) standing on scaffolding."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from Paulson.
Date from British Museum online catalogue.
Other lettering within image; a key below, begins, "A. P-pe, a plasterer white washing & bespattering. B. Any body that comes in his way. C. Not a Duke's coach as appears by [the] crescent at one corner. D. Taste. E. a standing proof. F. a labourer."
The 'pe' in Pope is superscript. The 'E' above Kent's bust appears above his pen.
"Price 6d."--Lower right hand corner.
Formerly attributed to Hogarth. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), p. 299-300.
Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, no. 1874
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
With contemporary ms. note on verso: "Pope whitewashing Ld. Burlingon & bespattering the Duke of Chandos. Vide Pope's Essay on taste." - Provenance
- deGrey; 1933?;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 18.6 x 11 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Hogarth 731.00.00.01 Box 100
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Satires (Visual works) England 1732
Engravings England London 1732
Etchings England London 1732 - Material
- etching with engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, - Subject (Topic)
-
Carriages & coaches
Laborers
Scaffolding - Subjects
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Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
Carriages & coaches
Laborers
Scaffolding
18th century
England > 1732
England > London > 1732
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 11317471
- Object ID (OID)
- 16034707
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