The mystery of Masonry brought to light by [the] Gormagons [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The mystery of Masonry brought to light by [the] Gormagons [graphic]
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher. - Published / Created
- [1724] and [printed between 1766 and 1774?]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, at No. 53 in Fleet Street
- Abstract
-
Satire on the excesses of certain Freemasons: a procession of masons emerge from a public house headed by elaborately dressed men described as the emperor of China, Confucius and two mandarins; an old woman sits on a ladder balanced on the back of a donkey and a mason, identified as such by his apron and gloves, stretches between the rungs of the ladder to kiss her bare backside; Don Quixote, in full armour and wearing a masonic apron and gloves, holds up his shield behind the donkey; in the foreground, to left, a man playing the bladder and string, in the centre, a dancing monkey with apron and gloves, and, to right, a butcher laughing at the scene while Sancho Panza gasps in surprise
- Description
-
Title engraved below image.
State from Paulson. Paulson and British Museum catalogue date the print as 1742, but Sayer did not move to 53 Fleet Street until 1760. See British Museum online catalogue.
Below the image, far left of the title, mock key identifying the leading figures, followed by twelve lines of verse beginning, "From Eastern climes, transplanted to our coasts ...".
Below the image, far right of the title, mock description: "Done from [the] original painted at Pekin by Matachauter, grav'd by Ho-ge and sold by [the] printsellers of London, Paris & Rome."
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark to 246 x 351 mm with loss of imprint signature; mounted onto an engraved map (with color) of Ireland (285 x 395 mm). - Provenance
- Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. i, p. 45; May 1954;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.8 x 35.3 cm
- Edition
- [State 3].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Hogarth 742.04.27.01 Box 105
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1760
Engravings England London 1760
Etchings England London 1760 - Material
- etching with engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
- Freemasons
- Subject (Topic)
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Freemasonry
Butchers
Dance
Donkeys
Fraternal organizations
Monkeys
Muscians
Obscenity
Parades & processions
Signs (Notices) - Subjects
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Freemasons > Caricatures and cartoons
Freemasonry > Great Britain > 18th century
Butchers
Dance
Donkeys
Fraternal organizations
Monkeys
Muscians
Obscenity
Parades & processions
Signs (Notices)
England > 1760
England > London > 1760
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
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
- 11319522
- Object ID (OID)
- 16034738
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