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37. [The South Sea scheme] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1721]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "Satire on the financial scandal of the South Sea Bubble; a composite scene in the City of London identified by the Guildhall, St Paul's Cathedral and the Monument (its inscription changed to record the destruction of the city by the South Sea); a crowd is gathered around a merry-go-round (on which ride a prostitute, a clergyman, a shoe-black, an old crone and a Scottish nobleman); to left, the Devil hacks the limbs of Fortune, while religious leaders (both Anglican and Jewish) play at pitch and hustle; to right, emblematic figures of Honour and Honesty are beaten by Self-Interest and Villainy, and Trade sleeps."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title and state from Paulson. imprint from 3rd state., Verses below image: See here [the] causes why in London, so many men are made, & undone .... Guess at the rest you find out more., "Price 1 shilling."--Lower right., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with some loss to text at bottom margin., Ms. note in Steevens's hand above: South-Sea. In pencil below: See Nichol's book, 3d edit. p. 122., and On page 8 in volume 1.
- Publisher:
- Mrs. Chilcot and R. Caldwell?
- Subject (Geographic):
- Financial crises and Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, History, Allegories, Clergy, Crowds, Devil, Ethnic stereotypes, Merry-go-rounds, Occupations, and Prostitutes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The South Sea scheme] [graphic]
38. [The South Sea scheme] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1721]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- "Satire on the financial scandal of the South Sea Bubble; a composite scene in the City of London identified by the Guildhall, St Paul's Cathedral and the Monument (its inscription changed to record the destruction of the city by the South Sea); a crowd is gathered around a merry-go-round (on which ride a prostitute, a clergyman, a shoe-black, an old crone and a Scottish nobleman); to left, the Devil hacks the limbs of Fortune, while religious leaders (both Anglican and Jewish) play at pitch and hustle; to right, emblematic figures of Honour and Honesty are beaten by Self-Interest and Villainy, and Trade sleeps."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title and state from Paulson. imprint from 3rd state., Verses below image: See here [the] causes why in London, so many men are made, & undone .... Guess at the rest you find out more., Price erased in state 6 and new publication line added in state 7., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 8 in volume 1.
- Publisher:
- Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill
- Subject (Geographic):
- Financial crises and Great Britain
- Subject (Topic):
- South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, History, Allegories, Clergy, Crowds, Devil, Ethnic stereotypes, Merry-go-rounds, Occupations, and Prostitutes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The South Sea scheme] [graphic]
39. [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [26 October 1736]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Leaf 46. Album of William Hogarth prints.
- Image Count:
- 1
- 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
- Description:
- Title and state from Paulson., Third state with motto added, under royal arms: [Dieu] et mon droit. Also the pipe has been removed from the angel's mouth and cracks added in the wall on which the angel is painted. The clerk's hair has been redrawn and lightened again. The triangle has been given a second outline., "Price one shilling.", Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of price., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: 2nd impression., and On page 81 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to:
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Topic):
- Clergy, Lust, Preaching, Religion, Religious services, and Sleeping
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
40. [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 April 1762]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- 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., "Price one shilling.", Ms. pencil note in Steevens hand above print: 3d Impression., and On page 81 in volume 1. Sheet trimmed to: 263 x 207 mm.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Topic):
- Clergy, Lust, Preaching, Religion, Religious services, and Sleeping
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
41. [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [26 October 1736]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- 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
- Description:
- Title and state from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Price one shilling.", Ms. pencil note in Steevens hand above print: 1st Impression., and On page 81 in volume 1. Trimmed to: 264 x 207 mm.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Topic):
- Clergy, Lust, Preaching, Religion, Religious services, and Sleeping
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
42. [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 April 1762]
- Call Number:
- Kinnaird 51K(b) Box 105
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- 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., "Price one shilling.", and Imperfect, lower right corner of image ripped and 'touched' by hand; sheet trimmed to 268 x 210 mm.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Topic):
- Clergy, Lust, Preaching, Religion, Religious services, and Sleeping
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
43. [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [26 October 1736]
- Call Number:
- Kinnaird 51K(a) Box 105
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- 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
- Description:
- Title and state from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Price one shilling.", Imperfect impression; sheet trimmed to 265 x 208 mm., and Numbered "41" in lower right corner. Additional ms. note on verso: Two no. 81 1.1.0
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Topic):
- Clergy, Lust, Preaching, Religion, Religious services, and Sleeping
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
44. [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [21 April 1762]
- Call Number:
- Hogarth 762.04.21.01 Box 110
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- 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., "Price one shilling.", and 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 263 x 207 mm, on sheet 330 x 245 mm.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Topic):
- Clergy, Lust, Preaching, Religion, Religious services, and Sleeping
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [The sleeping congregation] [graphic]