[Frontispiece to Sganarelle, ou, Le cocu imaginaire] [graphic]

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Title: [Frontispiece to Sganarelle, ou, Le cocu imaginaire] [graphic]
Creator: Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: [1732]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: Hogarth shows Sganarelle coming up behind his wife, who is admiring a miniature portrati of a young man which she had innocently discovered on the ground. Sganarelle is making the cuckold's sign with his right hand over his head
Description: Title, state, and date from Paulson.
Third state: Scene number has been removed but traces remain.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark with loss of last two character's in printmaker's name.
Ms. note in Steevens's hand above: Cocu Imaginaire / 171.
On page 52 in volume 1.
Provenance: George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 13.5 x 9 cm
Edition: [State 3].
Language: English

Genre: Illustrations
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Book illustrations
Etchings England London 1732
Material: etching ;
Subject (Name): Molière, 1622-1673.
Subject (Topic): Adultery
City & town life
Couples
Dogs
Subjects: Molière, 1622-1673 > Illustrations
Adultery
City & town life
Couples
Dogs
18th century
England > London > 1732
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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