Coat-of-arms with a naked child, a lamb holding a sprig of thyme as the crest, figures of maternal nature and Britannia as supporters, and the motto "Help"; a landscape beyond, and a rococco frame; below, a ticket for a performance of "a sacred oratorio" composed by George Frederick Handel Esqr. to be performed at the Foundling Hospital. Blank spaces left for the date, month, year, and time of the performance
Alternative Title:
Arms of the Foundling Hospital
Description:
Title from first line of text, below image., Title from Paulson: Arms of the Foundling Hospital., and State and date from Paulson.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Foundling Hospital (London, England) and Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Subject (Topic):
Charities, Britannia (Symbolic character), and Coats of arms
"Bookplate of John Holland; a female figure wearing a helmet and holding a spear and a shield decorated with the arms of the herald painter John Holland: a lion surrounded by eight fleurs-de lis, three putti in the foreground, one putto holding a crown with a lion by the window at left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, state, printmaker, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and On page 3 (top right) in volume 1. Plate mark 145 x 119 mm.
"Bookplate of John Holland; a woman with a helmet and a spear, holding a shield with the arms of the herald painter John Holland, depicting a lion surrounded by eight fleurs-de lis, three putti in the foreground, one putto holding a crown with a lion by the window at left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, state, printmaker, and date from Paulson. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
"Bookplate of John Holland; a woman with a helmet and a spear, holding a shield with the arms of the herald painter John Holland, depicting a lion surrounded by eight fleurs-de lis, three putti in the foreground, one putto holding a crown with a lion by the window at left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, state, printmaker, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted on page 3 in volume 1, top left. Sheet 120 x 106 mm.
"Bookplate of John Holland; a female figure wearing a helmet and holding a spear and a shield decorated with the arms of the herald painter John Holland: a lion surrounded by eight fleurs-de lis, three putti in the foreground, one putto holding a crown with a lion by the window at left."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title, state, printmaker, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., "John Holland, No. 95."--Ms. note below image., and Mounted on blank verso of printed price sheet for Hogarth prints, p. xix; sheet 235 x 156 mm.