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37. [Cockpit] [graphic]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- publish'd according to act of Parliament Nov. 5th 1759.
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 764 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Plate 82. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Interior of the Cockpit on the south side of St James's Park with two fighting cocks in the pit and forty male spectators ranging from a sow-gelder, a butcher, a black footman, coachmen and a sweep to the blind Lord Albermarle Bertie (in the centre); on the wall to right, a framed picture of a stout woman, lettered "Nan Rawlings", seated with a cock on her lap."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Pit ticket
- Description:
- Title from Paulson., Title engraved below image, on either side of an image of a rooster wtih the words 'Royal' and 'Sport' etched on either side: Pit ticket., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 31.6 x 38.2 cm, on sheet 42 x 57 cm., and Plate 82 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Bertie, Albemarle, Sir, ca. 1720-1765 and Saint James's Palace (London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Cockfighting, Social life and customs, Blacks, Butchers, Chimney sweeps, Dogs, Gambling, Nobility, Sports spectators, and Servants
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Cockpit] [graphic]
38. [Harlot's progress]. [graphic] / [Plate 3]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1732]
- Call Number:
- Sotheby 4++ Box 300
- Collection Title:
- Plate 4. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- In a shabby room in Drury Lane; Moll Hackabout is shown having risen late (the watch shows 11:45) and attended by a serving-woman who has lost part of her nose to syphilis; in the background, the magistrate, John Gonson, enters quietly with officers to arrest her; pinned to the window frame are prints of Captain Mackheath (the hero of "The Beggar's Opera") and Dr Sacheverell (the High Anglican clergyman impeached in 1710), the wig-box of James Dalton, highwayman, sits above the bed, and one of several beer tankards on the floor carries the name of a Drury Lane tavern. A kitten plays at Moll's feet. A copy of Bishop Gibson's "Pastoral Letter to ..." serves a butter dish. Above the window on the left is a print of after a Titian painting depicting the angel staying the hand of Abraham as he is about to slay Isaac. Medicine bottles on the window sill suggest that Molly is already ill with the disease that will later kill her
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Series title, state, publisher, and date from Paulson., and State with black Latin cross added in center below design (since state 2) and with many additions to design. See Paulson.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Name):
- Dalton, James, -1730., Gonson, John, Sir, -1765., and Sacheverell, Henry, 1674?-1724
- Subject (Topic):
- Prostitution, Bailiffs, Cats, Judges, Prostitutes, Rake's progress, Robberies, Servants, and Syphilis
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Harlot's progress]. [graphic] / [Plate 3]
39. [Harlot's progress]. [graphic] / [Plate 3]
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [1732]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 764 (Oversize)
- Collection Title:
- Plate 4. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- In a shabby room in Drury Lane; Moll Hackabout is shown having risen late (the watch shows 11:45) and attended by a serving-woman who has lost part of her nose to syphilis; in the background, the magistrate, John Gonson, enters quietly with officers to arrest her; pinned to the window frame are prints of Captain Mackheath (the hero of "The Beggar's Opera") and Dr Sacheverell (the High Anglican clergyman impeached in 1710), the wig-box of James Dalton, highwayman, sits above the bed, and one of several beer tankards on the floor carries the name of a Drury Lane tavern. A kitten plays at Moll's feet. A copy of Bishop Gibson's "Pastoral Letter to ..." serves a butter dish. Above the window on the left is a print of after a Titian painting depicting the angel staying the hand of Abraham as he is about to slay Isaac. Medicine bottles on the window sill suggest that Molly is already ill with the disease that will later kill her
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., Series title, state, publisher, and date from Paulson., State with black Latin cross added in center below design (since state 2) and with many additions to design. See Paulson., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 31.9 x 39 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm., and Plate 4 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
- Publisher:
- Wm. Hogarth
- Subject (Name):
- Dalton, James, -1730., Gonson, John, Sir, -1765., and Sacheverell, Henry, 1674?-1724
- Subject (Topic):
- Prostitution, Bailiffs, Cats, Judges, Prostitutes, Rake's progress, Robberies, Servants, and Syphilis
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Harlot's progress]. [graphic] / [Plate 3]
40. [Lord Derby following Miss Farren] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Smith, John Raphael, 1752-1812, printmaker, publisher
- Published / Created:
- [20 July 1781]
- Call Number:
- Bunbury 781.07.20.01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "A short man riding (right to left) after a coach, the back of which only appears in the print, with a footman standing behind it. The rider's head is turned to his right concealing his profile. His legs are thrust forward on each side of the horse's neck. On a building (right) is a placard, "Angel Fetter Lane Derby Diligence continues flying daily as usual. Inside [the poster is torn at this point] Outsides & Children on the Lap half price, perform'd (if God permit by Bull & Co." Beneath the design is etched: "When I follow'd a lass that was froward & shy Oh I stuck to her stuff but she would not comply"."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- When I followd. a lass that was froward & shy ..., When I followed a lass that was froward & shy ..., and Derby Diligence
- Description:
- Title and artist from British Museum catalogue., Printmaker identified as J.R. Smith in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.4766., Watermark, mostly trimmed., and Figure identified by ms. note in a contemporary hand below plate: Lord Derby.
- Publisher:
- Publishd. July 20th, 1781, by J.R. Smith, No. 83 Oxford Street, nearly oposite [sic] the Pantheon
- Subject (Name):
- Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834 and Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829.
- Subject (Topic):
- Carriages & coaches, Horseback riding, Servants, and Signs (Notices)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Lord Derby following Miss Farren] [graphic].
41. [Sir Cecil Wray in the pillory] [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [not before 7 May 1784]
- Call Number:
- 784.06.26.03+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Two men stand in the pillory on a small platform (left); over their heads is a cask, inscribed 'Small Beer', erected on a pole. Over the head of one left is Judas, indicating Sir Cecil Wray, over the other 'J.. k-s..n' indicating John Jackson, steward of the Duke of Newcastle and a prominent supporter of Wray, see British Museum Satires No. 6492. A large key hangs from the corner of the pillory, the emblem of the back-stairs by which Pitt and his supporters were supposed to have obtained office, cf. British Museum Satires No. 6564. Behind (right) walks a procession of maidservants who look scornfully at the victims; one carries a flag inscribed 'Tax on Maid Servants'; others, a broom, a mop, and a shovel. Immediately behind the platform the heads of a crowd, a row of staves marking the constables who stand in front, are suggested. Fox (right) stands in the foreground haranguing the crowd; he holds a Union flag inscribed 'The Rights of the Commons'. Behind him is a mob of men waving their hats, among whom Sam House is conspicuous. The scene is by the hustings in Covent Garden, the portico of the church (right) being lighdy sketched behind Fox."--British Museum online catalogue
- Alternative Title:
- Rights of the commons
- Description:
- Title from British Museum catalogue., Text on flag within image: The rights of the commons., Reissue, with new imprint statement that is antedated. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1851,0901.144., Date of publication based on earlier state with the imprint "Publish'd as the act directs, May 7, 1784." See British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Hustings -- Taxes: Tax on maidservants -- Brooms -- Mops -- Shovels -- Hats -- Election flags -- Election slogans: 'The rights of the Commons' -- Covent Garden: Piazza -- Portico of St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden -- Pillories -- 'Small beer' -- Key of the Back Stairs -- Allusion to secret influence -- John Jackson, Duke of Newcastle's steward., and Watermark in center of sheet.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd as the act directs, June 26th, 1783, by H. Humphreys, No. 51 New Bond Street
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and London.
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, House, Samuel, -1785, Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805, and Great Britain. Parliament
- Subject (Topic):
- Elections, 1784, Servants, and Political elections
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Sir Cecil Wray in the pillory] [graphic].