Beggar's Opera, Act III as originally perform'd at Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1727. [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Beggar's Opera, Act III as originally perform'd at Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1727. [graphic]
- Contributor
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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
John and Josiah Boydell (Firm), publishers. - Published / Created
- [1 July 1790]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd July 1, 1790, by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall Mall
- Abstract
-
Theatrical scene in a prison, after Hogarth's painting illustrating Gay's "The Beggar's Opera". Audience members are shown seated in boxes to the left and right; in the centre, the character of Macheath, a highwayman, stands in shackles; on either side of him, his wife and lover are kneeling before their respective fathers, pleading for intervention on Macheath's behalf; in the background, a group of male figures (Macheath's gang?). Each figure is numbered and listed below under the appropriate category -- performers or audience
- Description
-
Title etched above image.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge.
Key plate to the painting by Hogarth and the engraving after it by William Blake.
On page 235 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to: plate mark 14.5 x 21.9 cm, on sheet 15.4 x 22.7 cm. - 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 15.1 x 23.2 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Illustrations
Key plates
Etchings England London 1790
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Gay, John, 1685-1732.
- Subject (Topic)
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Actors
British
Actresses
Audiences
Theatrical productions - Subjects
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Gay, John, 1685-1732 > Illustrations
Actors > British > 18th century
Actresses > British > 18th century
Audiences
Theatrical productions
England > London > 1790
18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ms. notes
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Knight, William, -1847 > 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
- 11347734
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194304