The battle of the pictures the bearer hereof is entitled (if he thinks proper,) to be a bidder for Mr. Hogarth's pictures, which are to be sold on the last day of this month. [graphic]
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16194044
Description
- Title
- The battle of the pictures the bearer hereof is entitled (if he thinks proper,) to be a bidder for Mr. Hogarth's pictures, which are to be sold on the last day of this month. [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Bearer hereof is entitled (if he thinks proper,) to be a bidder for Mr. Hogarth's pictures ...
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [February 1745]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
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"Bidder's ticket for an auction of paintings by Hogarth with ranks of copies of old master paintings stacked outside Cock's auction house attacking paintings by Hogarth as they emerge from his studio: a weeping Magdalene spears the third scene of A Harlot's Progress, a procession of Bacchus encounters Midnight Modern Conversation, and so on."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from text in image.
State and publisher from Paulson.
Title from caption above image: The bearer hereof is entitled (if he thinks proper,) to be a bidder for Mr. Hogarth's pictures ...
Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: ibidem.
On page 122 in volume 2. Sheet trimmed to: . - 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 : plate mark 19.8 x 21.3 cm, on sheet 27.9 x 25.6 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Tickets
Satires (Visual works) England 1745
Etchings England London 1745
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
- Subject (Topic)
- Art auctions
- Subjects
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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Art auctions
England > 1745
England > London > 1745
18th century
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > 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
- 9816203
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194044
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