Plate 31. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 31. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The scene is of the Southwark fairgrounds in London with attractions. A large sign "The Siege of Troy" hangs in front a church obscuring all but the steeple. A theatrical booth on the left collapses under the sign "The Stage of Mutiny ..."; a lantern sign reads "Ciber [sic] and Bullock's The Fall of Bajazet". There is a china shop, a rope dancer and rope-flyer, a quack doctor, a peepshow, a conjuror (Isaac Fawkes) and broadsword fighter on horseback; in the foreground a black boy plays a trumpet and a young woman a drum
Alternative Title:
Humours of a fair
Description:
Title and publisher from Paulson., Paulson cites an alternative title from Hogarth: Humours of a fair., 1 print : etching with engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 36.1 x 47.1 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm., and Plate 31 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Geographic):
London (England)
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Acrobats, Blacks, City & town life, Crowds, Entertainers, Fairs, Magicians, Peepshows, Puppet shows, Street musicians, and Theatrical productions
Ancillary map affixed to upper right corner of map, titled "Spalato e dintorni", scale 1:200,000. and Shows Yugoslavian port of Spalato, with arrows pointing to it and nearby ports.
Volume 4, after page 276. Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Titled devised by curator., Unsigned; artist unidentified., Place and date of production inferred from publication place and date of the book in which the drawing is found., In upper left, above the two depicted swords, is written in watercolor "Adml. De Winters sword, about 2 feet 6 inch long"; beside the handle of one of the swords is added "Adml. Duncan". In upper right, above the depicted coat of arms, is written "Spanish arms"., With another watercolor drawing on verso: [Spikes, ladle, hatchet, and other naval implements]., and Mounted after page 276 (leaf numbered '55' in pencil) in volume 4 of an extra-illustrated copy of Joseph Spence's Anecdotes, observations, and characters, of books and men.
Subject (Name):
De Winter, Jan Willem, 1761-1812. and Duncan of Camperdown, Adam Duncan, Viscount, 1731-1804.
"U.S. Fish Commission" written at top of drawing. Table (incomplete) on verso is titled "A statement showing the number of vessels employed in the fur sealing business at Neah Bay during the season ending June 30, 1880."
"A corner of a theatre made of timber fills the greater part of the design. Flames stream from windows on the first floor under which runs a balcony giving access to the door. From the door a staircase slants to the ground. A terrified crowd rush through the doorway and precipitate themselves headlong down the stairs, to fall in a heap at the bottom. A young woman drops from the balcony, two men standing below grip her legs, an elderly musician assists her, losing his fiddle. Another woman climbs over the balcony rail. There are other (comic) incidents. The theatre is placarded 'Cockburns Company'. A large playbill is inscribed 'Last Night--Pizzarro [see British Museum Satires No. 9396, &c.]--Don Juan--A Shower of Real Fire and a View of the Infernal Regions'. In the background (left) fugitives run in frantic haste across the grass towards a row of booths, inscribed 'Pinello', 'Genello Compan[y]', 'Cromer', where players and spectators watch the conflagration."--British Museum online catalogue.
Alternative Title:
Sports of a country fair, Sports of a country fair., Tegg's caricatures ; no. 40, and Tegg's caricatures. No. 40.
Description:
"Price one shilling coloured.", Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 1., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Probably a reissue; first half of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., and Title devised by cataloger.
Publisher:
Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Johnstone, Henry Arthur--Ownership., and Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1845, publisher.
V. 1. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A corner of a theatre made of timber fills the greater part of the design. Flames stream from windows on the first floor under which runs a balcony giving access to the door. From the door a staircase slants to the ground. A terrified crowd rush through the doorway and precipitate themselves headlong down the stairs, to fall in a heap at the bottom. A young woman drops from the balcony, two men standing below grip her legs, an elderly musician assists her, losing his fiddle. Another woman climbs over the balcony rail. There are other (comic) incidents. The theatre is placarded 'Cockburns Company'. A large playbill is inscribed 'Last Night--Pizzarro [see British Museum Satires No. 9396, &c.]--Don Juan--A Shower of Real Fire and a View of the Infernal Regions'. In the background (left) fugitives run in frantic haste across the grass towards a row of booths, inscribed 'Pinello', 'Genello Compan[y]', 'Cromer', where players and spectators watch the conflagration."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Probably a reissue; first half of imprint statement has been burnished from plate., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 1., "Price one shilling coloured.", Watermark: 1817., and Leaf 37 in volume 1.