Volume 3, page 248a. Catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Depiction of the shrine designed by Pietro Cavallini, brought to the chapel at Strawberry Hill from Rome in 1768. A cross sits on the floor beneath the shrine, between the twisted columns; an armored glove and dagger are seen in the foreground, while other arms and armor hang on the walls in the background
Description:
Title devised by curator., Signed with initials and dated by the artist in lower left corner of image., and Bound in as page 248a in volume 3 of Thomas Mackinlay's extra-illustrated copy of A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.
Title from later state., Printmaker from unverified data in local card catalog record., State before title. Cf. Later state in: Caricatures / drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c., p. 79., Date of publication based on that of the volume in which the later state appears., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., A reduced copy of a print after Bunbury published in 1773. See no. 5213 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., and Temporary local subject terms: Fortifications -- Jack-boots -- Newspapers: London gazette -- Sentry boxes -- Uniforms: Grenadiers hats .
Title from text printed on verso of previous plate in the series., Publication information from a closing plate in the series with intact imprint statement: The water doctor, or, hydropathyist., Seven lines of printed text on verso of sheet refer to next print in the series: The head bath. Particularly recommended to all troubled with a swimming in the head, or, a disordered pericranium, peculiarly efficacious in assisting the development of phrenological humps ... Plate X., and Numbered 'Plt. IX' in upper left corner from: The sure water cure.
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
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
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
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
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
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