[The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
- Creator
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [21 April 1762] and [printed 1830s?]
- Publication Place
- London and England
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
-
The scene is the interior of a perpendicular Gothic church. The sand in the hourglass has run out, but the preacher continues to lecture, oblivious to the fact that his congregation has fallen asleep. The clerk below the pulpit eyes the bosom of the young woman sleeping in the lower right, fan in one hand and a book open to "... of Matrimony" about to slip from her fingers. An angel supports a banner that reads "et mon droit".
- Description
-
Title and state from Paulson.
Restrike on wove paper, likely printed in the 1830s or later. Level of plate wear is similar to that seen on impressions issued in: The works of William Hogarth, from the original plates restored by James Heath. London : Printed for Baldwin and Cradock ... by G. Woodfall ..., [1835-37].
"Price one shilling"--Lower right corner, mostly worn from plate and illegible. - Provenance
- Ronald Paulson; October 2024.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 26.6 x 21.1 cm, on sheet 38 x 30.2 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Edition
- [State 4, restrike].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Paulson 762.04.21.01.1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1762
Etchings England London 1830
Engravings England London 1830
Restrikes - Material
- etching and engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
-
Clergy
Lust
Preaching
Religion
Religious services
Sleeping - Subjects
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Clergy
Lust
Preaching
Religion
Religious services
Sleeping
England > 1762
England > London > 1830
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 17660619
- Object ID (OID)
- 33333932