“A young winged figure, leaning against an oval cartouche on the left, facing front, lifting arms up and holding a festoon of laurel leaves above his head; after Biagio Rebecca; proof before letters.”--British Museum online catalogue
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Title supplied by cataloger., Date from British Museum online catalogue, Cf. museum registration no. 1868,0822.1284., and On title page in a bound volume of 33 prints: Eighteenth century tickets / by Bartolozzi and others.
Night scene, a couple interrupted in flagrante by the night watch, she lying on the ground at right with dishevelled clothing, he held back on the left, with his breeches undone; a censorious old woman on the far left; a watchman on the right holding up a lantern, illuminating the pillory behind
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Title and date from Paulson, Questionable attribution to Hogarth, but Paulson is inclined to accept as an early work by Hogarth. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 245., According to Samuel Ireland in his Graphic illustrations of Hogarth (v.1 , p. 9-10) Hogarth executed this design when he was under twenty on the lid of a tobacco box for a Captain Johnson., A copy by Ireland. Plate from: Ireland, S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth, v. 1, p. 8., Trimmed sheet., Ms. note I in Steevens's hand in pencil above image: Copy., and On page 180 in volume 2.
Title etched below image., Illustration for Milton's Paradise lost., and Plate from: Ireland, S. Graphic illustrations of Hogarth. London : Published by R. Faulder, New Bond Street; and J. Egerton, 1794, vol. 1, p. 179.
Title devised by curator., With: [Ticket for Fielding's The mock doctor] / W. Hogarth ft. ; A.M.I. fecit., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: £5-5-0. Note above image: 2., and On page 233 in volume 3.
"The cap alone, intended to be fitted to the heads described under British Museum Satires Nos. 8450-7. This cap could be placed on the heads of any of the persons in the series so as to turn them into a French Republican."--British Museum online catalogue
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Title from British Museum online catalogue., Printmaker, publisher, and date of publication from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: K,67.238., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Printed in red and issued with a set of eight satirical portraits. See description for no. 8449 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7., and Mounted with one other print on leaf 72 of James Sayers's Folio album of 144 caricatures.
"A 'hieroglyphic letter' or rebus in answer to the foregoing. America (l.), as a Red Indian woman, seated and leaning to the left.; she holds a flag with thirteen vertical stripes in her left hand, in her right. she holds out a fleur-de-lys. Beside her is an oval shield on which are thirteen stars."(America) (toe) her (Miss)taken (Moth)er. (Yew) s(eye)lly (old woman) t(hat) (yew) have sent a (lure) (toe) us is very (plane) (toe) draw our at(ten)-t(eye)on from our re(awl) (eye)ntrests (butt) we are determ(eye)n'd (toe) ab(eye)de by our own ways of th(eye)nk(eye)ng (Ewer) [your] 5 (child)ren (yew) have sent (toe) us sh(awl) (bee) treated as V(eye)s(eye)tors, & safely sent home aga(eye)n (yew) may [? carved bracket] t them & adm(eye)re them, (butt) (yew) must (knot) (X)pect I of (ewer) (puppet)s w(eye)ll (comb) [come] home (toe) (yew) as sweet as (yew) sent h(eye)m, twas cruel toe send so pretty a (man) so many 1000 miles & (toe) have the fat(eye)gue of re[t](urn)ing back after (spike?)(eye)ng h(eye)s (coat) & d(eye)rt(eye)ng [dirting] t[hose] red (heel) (shoes) (eye)f (yew) are w(eyes) follow (ewer) own ad(vice) (yew) gave (toe) me take home ewer (ships) sold(eye)(ears) [soldiers] guard (well) (ewer) own tr(eye)fl(eye)(ling ?) [a fish]. & leave me (toe) my self as (eye) am at age (toe) know my own (eye)ntrests. w(eye)thout (ewer) (fool)(eye)sh ad(vice) & know t(hat) (eye) sh(awl) (awl)ways regard (yew) & my Brothers as relat(eye)ons (butt) (knot) as fr(eye)nds. (Eye) (am) (ewer) (grate)fy (eye)njured Daughter Amer(eye)k.""--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
America to her mistaken mother
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Title from first line of text., A letter in form of rebus. The following words within title are represented by a rebus: America by a figure of an American Indian ; to by a toe ; 'mis' in 'mistaken' by an image of a girl ; 'moth' in 'mother' by an image of a moth., Reissue of a print originally published on 11 May 1778 by M. Darly. Cf. No. 5475 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5., Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials G R below., and '9' in publication year erased and changed in contemporary hand to '8'.
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Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Correspondence, and Hieroglyphics
Title from caption etched below image., Six lines of verse in two columns on either side of title: On blithsome frolics bent, the youthful swains, While ev'ry work of man is laid at rest ... Vide Thomsons Seasons., Companion print to three other prints representing seasons: Summer, Autumn and Autumn, published on the same day by the same publisher., Plate numbered '209' in lower right corner., and Temporary local subject terms: Seasons: winter-- Literature: The seasons by James Thomson, 1700-1748 -- Skating -- Naval uniforms: officer's uniform.
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Published 12th May 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Title from caption below image., Publisher's advertisement below title: In Holland's exhibition rooms may be seen the largest collection of humorous prints in Europe. Admittance 1shillg., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Clergy: parsons -- Young women -- Food: roast pig -- Beverages: wine -- Tableware: salt & pepper shakers -- Furniture: sofas -- Arm chairs -- Glutony.
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Pub. July 1, 1794, by Willm. Holland, No. 50 Oxford Streeet
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on the left., Temporary local subject terms: Male costume -- Smoking pipes., and Possibly etched on one plate together with Lewis Walpole print 794.11.27.01.
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Published Novemr. 27th 1794 by H. Humphreys, New Bond Street No. 3[7]