The battle of the pictures [graphic].

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Title: The battle of the pictures [graphic].
Alternative Title: 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
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: [February 1745] and [printed approximately 1800?]
Publication Place: London and England
Publisher: Wm. Hogarth
Abstract: "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: Title from text in image.
Text above image: 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.
Artist, printmaker, and publisher attributions to Hogarth from Paulson.
Restrike on wove paper, likely printed around the turn of the 19th century. Level of plate wear is comparable to that seen on impressions issued in: The original works of William Hogarth. [London] : Sold by John and Josiah Boydell ..., 1790 [that is 1795].
Provenance: Ronald Paulson; October 2024.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 19.9 x 21.4 cm, on sheet 25 x 28.2 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English