[Frontispiece to the oratorio of Judith] [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- [Frontispiece to the oratorio of Judith] [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Per vulnera servor moret tuâ vivens
- Creator
- Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [1733]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
Judith holding a sword by the cutting edge is posed to cut off the head of Holofernes. The print appears opposite the title page of the printed version of William Hogarth's Judith : An Oratorio, or, Sacred drama ... the musick composed by Mr. William de Fesch, late Chapel-Master of the Cathedral Church at Antwerp. London : Printed in the year MDCCXXXIII
- Description
-
Title and date from Paulson.
Engraved caption title below image: Per vulnera servor moret tuâ vivens. Virg. Aeneid.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Ms, note in Steevens' hand in pencil above print: Judith. Another note next to print on right: See Mr Nichol's Book 3d edit. p. 419.
On page 55 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 16.6 x 9.0 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Illustrations
Art
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Frontispieces
Engravings England London 1733
Etchings England London 1733 - Material
- etching and engraving ;
- Subject (Name)
- Virgil.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Judith (Biblical figure)
Biblical events - Subjects
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Virgil > Illustrations
Judith (Biblical figure) > Art
Biblical events
18th century
England > London > 1733
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
- 12620145
- Object ID (OID)
- 16193900
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