Plate 23. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. Leaf 23. Album of William Hogarth prints.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
The second print in the series "Four Times of the Day" is set outside St Giles's-in-the-Fields. On the right an elegant crowd leaves the French Huguenot church; they are dressed in the height of French fashion. Two women kiss on the far right in the customary French way. They are contrasted with Londoners on the left. The two groups are separated by a gutter down the middle of the road; a dead cat lies in the gutter foreground. The Londoners stand outside a tavern with the sign of the Good Woman (one without a head); a woman and man in the second-storey window look surprised as the contents of her bowl are tossed out the window. In the foreground, left, under a sign with John the Baptist's head on a platter and reading "Good Eating", a black man embraces a servant girl and a small boy (evidently intended by his curly red hair to be identified as one of the Irish inhabitants of the area) cries because he has broken a pie-dish. A little girl squats as she eats the fallen pie off the ground. The clock in the steeple in the background reads 12:30.
Alternative Title:
Four times a day. Noon
Description:
Title engraved below image., State and series from Paulson. Second in a series: Four times a day and Strolling actresses dressing in a barn., 1 print : engraving and etching on laid paper ; plate mark 49 x 40.7 cm, on sheet 56 x 45 cm., and Leaf 23 in: Album of William Hogarth prints.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and England.
Subject (Topic):
Huguenots, Irish, Blacks, Children, City & town life, Churches, Couples, Crowds, Crying, Kissing, Servants, Signs (Notices), Taverns (Inns), and Women
In a large, barn-like hall on the street level, at the open door on the right, a man stands outside with a raised staff, denying entrance to two men coming towards him. The hall is spacious, with an arched double door and a skylight window above in the center of the back wall and a tall, hooded chimney over a fireplace on the left. Along the back of the hall two women sit on a bench awaiting an interview. The one on the left has crossed eyes and spots on her forehead and checks, her hands in a muff. Two youths standing behind her smile down on her scornfully. Further to the right sits a poorly dressed black woman with an eager expression on her face. A young woman standing behind her appears to instruct her while pointing to the interview taking place in the foreground. On the left, an old getleman examines a young, buxom maid whom he is holding by the arm. A copy of Harris's list sticks out from his coat pocket. Above the maid is a notice on the wall “To be Lett and enter'd on immediately.” Two other women standing by the fireplace watch the pair intently. In the center of the image, an elderly lady leaning on a cane examines through her quizzing glass a sturdy young man she is interviewing. Above them is notice on the wall “Wanted a Strong Man servant for a Lady to do all Work.” Between them on the ground, sits a little boy with a toy in his hand. Next to them, a large dog lies asleep, with a note next to his muzzle, "A faithful servant wants a place". On the extreme right, a man seated behind a desk with his back to the viewer, gives a young woman a paper signed "To Mrs. Coupler Covent Garden". In bottom right of image is book open with title page partially obscured by trunk on top of it: “Modern Chastity exposed. a Vindic[ation] Hon.” A large lantern is suspended from the ceiling near the fireplace. One of its panes reads, "Cheatall's new Statute Hall every day", another, "A Statute Hall for hiring servants."
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 Fleet Street, and Jno. Smith. No. 35 Cheapside
A dentist wearing a bag wig stands before an elderly woman in a chair as he works on her teeth. Behind him a younger woman looks on with concern and a young black servant grins at the viewer. Through the window is visible a portion of St. James's Palace
Description:
Title from item., Artist and date from British Museum catalogue., and Numbered "511" in lower left of plate.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Black people, Dentistry, Blacks, Servants, and Interiors
A portly bewigged gentleman with banknotes under his arm, appears to be hurriedly leaving his house, which has been sold. On the far left stands a man holding the keys, while a black servant in livery appears to be pleading for his freedom to a man holding a whip. On the right a porter in a pigtail queue is packing. On the floor are rolls of paper marked annuities, and a sheet inscribed "James Sellaway, Broker." The portraits of ancestors have on them slips with lot numbers
Alternative Title:
Salutary trip to the south of France
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Published as the Act directs Novr. 2d. 1778 by Mr. Campione, Printseller Oxford
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Auctions, Auctioneers, Blacks, Servants, Interiors, Clothing & dress, and Wigs
Satirical view of London life, with a riotous wedding party at the Tavern at Rederiff: for full description see Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum
Description:
Title from item., John June identified as the printmaker in the British Museum catalogue,, Sixteen lines of verse in four columns below image: Jack, rich in prizes, now the knot is ty'd, sits pleas'd by her he thinks his maiden bride ..., and Temporary local subject terms: Officer's uniform -- Sailor's uniform -- Pictures amplifying subject: Skimmington procession -- Pictures amplifying subject: portrait of the Duke of Cumberland -- Pictures: portraits -- Creditors.
Publisher:
Publish'd according to act of Parliament, November [the] 10, 1747, by M. Cooper
A very plump young woman in a bonnet stands in a park leaning forward into the wind ; her skirt is blown tightly around her backside and above her knees. Two foppish looking men eye her with amusement, the one using an eyeglass, the other holding his hat and wearing a long braided coat. Another couple on the right, struggle with an umbrella in the wind. Like the woman on the left, this woman's dress is also blown above her knees; her companion is dressed in wide trousers tied at the ankles. Between these two scenes, in the distance, a young woman walks along a rail toward the left struggling against the wind; a little black footboy follows her holding the hem of her skirt and her reticule. Beyond the rail another man and a woman struggle in the wind with their hats and she with her umbrella
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at bottom resulting in loss of imprint., and Numbered '199' in upper right corner. Cf. British Museum copy which is numbered '385'.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septemr. 1816 by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Clothing & dress, Dandies, Parks, Servants, and Umbrellas
A man sits in an armchair next to fireplace frantically ringing for service while boling water pours from the spout of a kettle onto one of his two gouty feet. The other foot is raised from the stool to avoid the hot water but has overturned a table with tray full of dishes which has fallen in front of a maid lingering in the doorway. Embracing the maid from behind is a black footman. A screaming cat stands, back arched, in front of the man's footstool. On the left a pair of crutches are placed against the fireplace; the mantel is lined with medicinal bottles. A map hangs on the wall behind along side a barometer
Description:
Title from dealer's label on verso of the frame., Attributed to Thomas Rowlandson., and Another drawing on this theme with the title: The old batchelor in distress. In the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Ashmolean catalogue, vol IV-1982 #1623.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Gout, Interiors, Chimneypieces, Blacks, and Servants
Mary Hackabout, now a harlot and mistress of a wealthy London Jew, exposes her breast and kicks over a tea table to divert his attention from the presence of her younger lover who hides behind the door of the room with her maid servant. A monkey and young black servant boy in a feathered turban look on the scene with frighten expressions. The mask and mirror in the lower left corner and the paintings of scenes from the Old Testament (Jonah IV.8 and 2 Samuel VI.1-5) hanging on the wall further amplify the artist's moral message
Description:
Title, state and date from Paulson., Second state of the second plate in the series A harlot's progress, as described by Paulson, with black Latin cross in the center below design., "Plate 2"--Lower left corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Touched in sepia ink around the Harlot's and Jew's faces, and the Harlot's dress and foot; the foot of the blackamoor is extended down to meet the pile of cloth.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Geographic):
London (England)
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Prostitution, Biblical events, Ethnic stereotypes, Blacks, Boudoirs, Jews, Masks, Monkeys, Paintings, Prostitutes, Relations between the sexes, Servants, Tea, and Rake's progress