ing a ring. This was designed as a Frontispiece to a Pamphlet advertised in "The Weekly Miscellany," Aug. 25, 1733.

A wooden cut in the Gentleman's Magazine for March 1733.

A copy from a small whole-length, formerly in the possession of Alderman Boydell.

“Sarah Malcolm was executed opposite Mitre-court, Fleetstreet, on the 7th of March 1733, for the murder of Mrs. Lydia Duncombe, Elizabeth Harrison, and Anne Price. The portrait of this sanguinary wretch Mr. Hogarth painted in Newgate; and to Sir James Thornhill, who accompanied him, he made the following observation, I see by this woman's features that she is capable of any wickedness.'-Of his skill in physiognomy I entertain a very high opinion; but as Sarah sat for her picture after condemnation, I suspect his observation to resemble those prophecies which were made after the completion of events they professed to foretel. She has a locked-up mouth, wide nostrils, and a penetrating eye, with a general air that indicates close observation and masculine courage; but I do not discover either depravity or cruelty; though her conduct in this, as well as some other horrible transactions, evinced an uncommon portion of both, and proved her a Lady Macbeth in low life.—The portrait from which this print was engraved is well painted. It was probably copied from that which was painted in Newgate, which was in the collection of Mr. Horace Walpole, at Strawberry Hill. It will not appear extraordinary, that Hogarth should have delineated her twice, when we consider, that from the print he published there were four copies, besides one in wood, which was engraved for the Gentleman's Magazine. Thus eager were the public to possess the portrait of this most atrocious woman. All these delineations were what the painters call half-lengths; her whole figure was never engraved, except in the opposite plate." J. IRELAND.

1733.

[B. & N.] The Laughing Audience," originally called "A pleased Audience at a Play. Subscription Ticket to the Rake's Progress and Southwark Fair, which were originally delivered to the subscribers at a guinea and a half.

VARIATIONS.-The first State has the receipt for the Rake's Progress and Southwark Fair. In the later impressions the writing at the foot of the plate has been cut off, but parts of the first line are still discernible on the plate.

Of this print there is a coarse copy. A copy by Riepenhausen, 11 in. by 6. of the same size, by T. Cook.

A

copy

[M.] A beautiful small copy, by G. Cruikshank.

[B., N., & M.]" Southwark Fair. Invented, painted, and engraved by W. Hogarth."

"Strolling players, fire-eaters, jugglers

Katterfelto, with his hair on end,

At his own wonders wondering for his bread—'

simple-faced countrymen, nimble pickpockets, and ladies with roguish eyes, are the actors who fill his stage. One of the most successful characters is that of the strutting Amazon in a hat and feather, the sole heroine in a gang of hedge comedians beating up for an audience. On this patched, painted, and buskined beauty, two clowns are staring their senses away in gaping extacy of enjoyment." CUNNINGHAM.

CHARACTERS REPRESENTED. The figure vaulting, Signor Violante. The man descending on a rope, Cadman, killed afterwards at Shrewsbury. Paris, Walker, afterwards the famous Macheath. On a blind horse, Figg, the prize-fighter. The tall man, Miller, a native of Saxony, 8 feet high. Two

jugglers in senatorial wigs, Fawkes and Neve. Man with head bound with laurel, old Cibber. Tall thin figure, Mr. Highmore. The show-cloth is from an etching of John Laguerre. The paint-pot and brushes, added to the figure with a cudgel, said to allude to John Ellis, the painter, but as probably to Jack Laguerre.

A copy of this print, in the finest state, at Yates's sale, 1827, ₤2. 12s. 6d.

In Mr. Packer's collection, now in the British Museum, is a very large copy of "Southwark Fair, done from ye original of Mr. Wm. Hogarth," 34 in. wide, by 22 in. high, "printed and sold by H. Overton and J. Hoole, at ye White Horse without Newgate, London." Underneath are fortyseven lines of poetry.*

This large print is a very close copy of the original, except that it is reversed, or rather properly engraved the same way as the original painting. On each side the plate an addition is made; on the right side to introduce more of the House, on the left the whole of the Horse.

There is a copy of this print, intituled, "The Humours and divertions of Southwark Fair. Les Plaisirs et Divertisements de Foire de Southwark. Printed for Carington Bowles, at No. 69, in St. Paul's Church Yard; and John Bowles, at No. 13, in Cornhill, London. Wm. Hogarth inven. et pinxt. R. Parr sculp." This is a well-executed imitation of the original, and of the same size; but the design is reversed on the plate.

There is also a smaller copy of the print, 14 in. by 9, intituled, "The Humours and Diversions of Southwark Fair.

* Printed in Nichols's Hogarth, iii. 217.