A copy of Hogarth's design and C. Grignion's print, first version: Tailpiece to the catalogue of pictures exhibited in Spring Gardens. A monkey dressed as a connoisseur waters with a watering can three withered and sapless trees in pots. A banner under the pots is labelled 'EXOTICKS'. In his right hand he holds a magnifying glass to his eye. The trees are labelled 'OBIT 1502', 'OBIT 1600' and '[O]BIT 1604'.
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Title etched below image., "Page 99"--Above image, right., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Copy of: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4, no. 3809., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 237., and On page 188 in volume 2.
Don Quixote and the knight of the rock; on a rocky mountain pass, Quixote graciously addresses the madman, Cardenio, who stands at left in ragged clothes and distrait posture; at right Sancho, standing beside the goatherd and a goat, looks on angrily
Alternative Title:
Freeing of the galley slaves
Description:
Title from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Page 317. Don Quixote. Pl. 7."--Above image., and Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 98.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Goats, Herders, Mentally ill persons, and Swords & daggers
The scene from Book 3, Chapter 8 in which Sancho is shown removing the fetters from Gines de Pasamonte's wrist. Quixote is on horseback, a lance braced under his arm as he confronts his opponent whose sword is posed to strike
Alternative Title:
Freeing of the galley slaves
Description:
Title from original print on which this copy is based. See Paulson., Title from Paulson: Freeing of the galley slaves., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Page 316. Don Quixote. Pl. 6."--Above image., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 97., and On page 88 in volume 1.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Lancers, Rescues, Enslaved people, and Swords & daggers
"The adventure of Mambrino's helmet; Quixote on horseback, charging at the barber with his lance, the barber already having dismounted from his donkey and making an escape to right, the basin (mistaken for Mambrino's helmet) lying on the ground; Sancho on the back of his donkey, hailing Quixote from the top of a hill beyond; proposed illustration to 'Don Quixote' (unpublished)"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Adventure of Mambrino's helmet
Description:
Title from original Hogarth print. Added titles from Paulson., "Page 315. Don Quixote. Pl. 5."--Above image., An illustration for Chapter 6 (not Chapter 5) depicts the scene at the end of Marcella's speech., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 96., and On page 88 in volume 1.
In an auditorium with seats around the perimeter, a stout college dignitary holding out a piece of paper stands on the right observing a scuffle between students on the left. The only word left on the torn piece of paper is "terrae".
Description:
Title from Paulson., Original designed as the Frontispiece to vol. 1 of Nicholas Amhurst's Terra-Filius, or The secret history of the University's of Oxford. London : R. Francklin, 1726., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Copy of: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2, 1727., Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 101., On page 47 in volume 1., and Ms. note in Steevens's hand above: Copy.
An illlustration for Book 3, Chapter 2 in which the old innkeeper's wife (wearing spectacles) attends to Quixote's wounds; the daugher stands to the left with medicines in her hand. The torch is being held by Maritornes. An owl sits on a rafter above the bed. Quixote's armor hangs an a hook above his head. Sancho stands on the right his left arm on his right shoulder
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Title from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Page 313. Don Quixote. Pl. 4."--Above image., and Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 95.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Daughters, Eyeglasses, Mothers, Nursing, Owls, and Wounds & injuries
Interior scene with the two men in disquise, one looking in the mirror; a wallshelf with plates, antlers and escutcheon decorate the walls; a heap of clothes on the floor lower left. Through the open door to the outside can be seen a man drinking from a jug seated on a stool at a table under a tree
Alternative Title:
Curate and barber disguising themselves to convey Don Quixote home
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Page 319. Don Quixote. Pl. 8."--Above image., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 99., and On page 87 in volume 1.
The first sally in quest of adventure: Quixote mounted on a horse at left, arrives at an inn with the sign of a bunch of grapes. Sancho Panza, far left, holds his horse as Quixote turns back and gestures to two women standing at right. In the background beyond a fence at back, a man blows a horn; originally illustrated for the translation by Charles Jarvis: The life and exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha (London, 1742).
Alternative Title:
Freeing of the galley slaves
Description:
Title from Paulson, 2nd edition, no. 286: Copy of The first sally in quest of adventure. No longer attributed to Hogarth., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "Page 310. Don Quixote. Pl. 1."--Above image., and Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), no. 286
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.
Subject (Topic):
Dwellings, Horns (Communication devices), and Taverns (Inns)
An illustration for Chapter 6 (not Chapter 5) depicts the scene at the end of Marcella's speech
Description:
"Page 312. Don Quixote. Pl. 3."--Above image., Title from original Hogarth print. Added titles from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 94., and On page 86 in volume 1.