Orator Henley christening a child, after an oil sketch by Hogarth; the cleric stands holding the infant over a large, empty baptismal font, with the mother beside him to left. To his right stand a man who holds his hat and a stout woman, while in front a child, wearing a plumed hat and standing on tiptoe, reaches into the font, tipping the shallow bowl and spilling the water
Description:
Title engraved below image., Also signed below image: Hogarth pinxt ; S. Ireland fecit 1785., Dedication etched below title: To Francis Grose Esq. F.A.S. an encourager & promoter of the arts, this etching from his favorite Hogarth is inscribed by his obliged friend & servant, Saml. Ireland., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., For related work by Sympson see: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), p. 310., See no. 2837 for original painting in reverse in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3., and On page 217 in volume 3. Sheet trimmed to plate mark: 37.9 x 28.8 cm.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1st 1786, by W. Dickenson, No. 158 New Bond St.
Subject (Name):
Henley, John, 1692-1756
Subject (Topic):
Baptisms, Children, Clergy, Fonts, Infants, and Women
Orator Henley christening a child, after an oil sketch by Hogarth; the cleric stands holding the infant over a large, empty baptismal font, with the mother beside him to left. To his right stand a man who holds his hat and a stout woman, while in front a child, wearing a plumed hat and standing on tiptoe, reaches into the font, tipping the shallow bowl and spilling the water
Description:
Title engraved below image. and See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.) for note about a related work by Sympson, p. 310.
Publisher:
Samuel Ireland
Subject (Name):
Henley, John, 1692-1756
Subject (Topic):
Baptisms, Children, Clergy, Fonts, Infants, and Women
Orator Henley christening a child, after an oil sketch by Hogarth; the cleric stands holding the infant over a large, empty baptismal font, with the mother beside him to left. To his right stand a man who holds his hat and a stout woman, while in front a child, wearing a plumed hat and standing on tiptoe, reaches into the font, tipping the shallow bowl and spilling the water
Description:
Title engraved below image., Also signed below image: Hogarth pinxt ; S. Ireland fecit 1785., Dedication etched below title: To Francis Grose Esq. F.A.S. an encourager & promoter of the arts, this etching from his favorite Hogarth is inscribed by his obliged friend & servant, Saml. Ireland., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., For related work by Sympson see: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), p. 310., and See no. 2837 for original painting in reverse in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3.
Publisher:
Publish'd March 1st 1786, by W. Dickenson, No. 158 New Bond St.
Subject (Name):
Henley, John, 1692-1756
Subject (Topic):
Baptisms, Children, Clergy, Fonts, Infants, and Women
Title from item., Date derived from poster style and printing company history., Text is also in Hindi., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Designed and published by the Central Health Education Bureau, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Govt. of India New Delhi and Printed by the manager, Govt. of India Photo Litho Press, New Delhi
Subject (Topic):
Public health, Communicable diseases, Prevention, Flies as carriers of disease, Mosquitos as carriers of disease, Fleas as carriers of disease, Children, Health and hygiene, Insects, and Infants
The Duchess of Devonshire sits nursing a fox at her bare breast; the fox is dressed as a child, its paw on her lap. A child sits to her right crying, arms stretched towards her. On the left a cat licks the face of a dog while ignoring her kitten that crawls beside them. A cradle sits empty in the background (left).
Description:
Title and date from graphite pencil inscriptions in image., Study for the print of the same title, no. 6546 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., and With, on the opposite side of the sheet: a drawing for Reynard put to his shifts by the same artist.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Elections, 1784, Women in politics, Foxes, Breast feeding, Infants, Women, and Political activity
Title and printer from item., Date is difficult to determine, as this design was used for decades., Product advertised is a non-starch baby powder, possibly talc., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Imp. F. Degrève Claessens. Seur. Bruxelles
Subject (Topic):
Infants, Health and hygiene, Skin, Inflammation, Erythema, and Powders
Title from item., Date derived from clothing styles, which appear to be from the Republic of China era., Publisher and artists from the first poster in the series., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Chinese Leprosy Relief Organization
Subject (Topic):
Public health, Communicable diseases, Prevention, Leprosy, Patients, Communicable diseases in infants, Nurses, Sick persons, Hospital wards, and Infants
"A companion print to British Museum Satires no. 6949. Design in a circle. The Prince of Wales (left) and Mrs. Fitzherbert (right) sit side by side on two upright chairs; she holds on her knee an infant in long clothes, which the Prince watches paternally. Behind her (right) is a cradle decorated with ostrich feathers."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Prince's nursery, or, Nine months after marriage and Nine months after marriage
Description:
Title etched below image; alternative title with filled-in blanks from British Museum catalogue. and Companion print to: An extravaganza, or, Young Solomon besieging Fitzhubbub.
Publisher:
Published 9th May 1786 by S.W. Fores at the Caracature Ware-house, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837
Title supplied by curator., Date derived from printmaker's date of death., Place of publication derived from printmaker's country of residence., Based on the 1646 painting "The Circumcision of Christ" by Guercino., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Title from item., From: The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World, London: Printed by William Jackson, 1733-1739., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
William Jackson
Subject (Topic):
Circumcision, Religious aspects, Judaism, Rites and ceremonies, Rabbis, Infants, Knives, Chairs, Wine, and Spectators
