16. Æolus; 17. Venus and her attendants; 18. Mercury; 19. Minerva; 20. Mars and his attendants; 21. Cœlus and Terra; 22. Saturn and Cybele; 23. Jupiter and Juno; 24. Neptune and Amphitrite. "The Rt Honble Gustavus Lord Visct Boyne, Baron of Stockallen, &c. &c." whole-length Mezzotinto, engraved in Ireland. "W. Hogarth pinx.; Ford fecit." Price 5s. 5d. Dedicated to the Earl of Kildare [died Feb. Mich. Ford. In Gulston's sale "1. 11s." more scarce than the following one by Miller. died in 1746. 20, 1743], by This print is Lord Boyne "W. Ho [N.] The same, whole-length Mezzotinto. garth pinx. Andrew Miller fecit. price 2s. 84d." Dedicated to Hon. John Ponsonby, one of the Commissioners of the Revenue [appointed Aug. 6, 1744], by Andrew Miller. This is very rare. In Gulston's sale, 1786, £2. 13s. A copy in the British Museum cost £5. 5s. [N.] Mr. Pine, (the mezzotinto engraver), in the manner of Rembrandt, a square print, both his hands resting upon a Printed for George Pulley, &c. cane. VARIATIONS.-First state. cane. "Mr. Pine," with his hands on a Printed for Geo. Pulley. Second state. Hands darker, as well as the whole plate. Half an inch longer than the first. Proof, before writing in this state, in Mr. Standly's collection. Another head of Mr. Pine, round plate, mezzotinto, by M'Ardell. It is in every respect superior to the preceding plate. VARIATIONS.-First state. Without the writing. Second state. "Mr. Pine. Done from an original picture by W. Hogarth, in imitation of Rembrandt, by Js. McArdell.” "Sold at the Golden Head, the Corner of Southampton street, Covent Garden. Price 28," Third state. Plate much darker, and the impression, with the line "Sold &c." omitted. Repaired copies, with the inscription erased, are sometimes sold as proofs. A small Copy of Pine, "Le Bourguemestre Syx, ami de Rembrandt." [N.] Daniel Lock, Esq. F.S.A. architect of the Foundling Hospital. Mezzotinto. "W. Hogarth pinx.; J. M'Ardell fecit." VARIATIONS. First state, price 1s. 6d. Second state, no price. [N.] "Ticket for the London Hospital, with the Duke of Richmond's arms as President. T. Ramsey sculp. A blank certificate for pupils in Surgery and Anatomy. The same Plate, the background altered to a view of the London Hospital. The same, larger, an oval, engraved by Grignion, 1745. "The Discovery; or a Black Woman in Bed." Mr. Highmore, the manager of Drury Lane, is the hero of it. The original print is in the Royal Collection. Under it is written, "Of this print, I was informed by Mrs. Hogarth, there were not more than 10 taken off, when the plate was destroyed at the request of some of Mr. Highmore's friends. Cost 4 guineas." At Gulston's sale, 1786, £3. 6s.; S. Ireland's sale, 1797, £2. 2s. VARIATION.-Mr. Standly has a proof before the letters. A copy by Riepenhausen. "A Sea Officer." "The original painted by Wm. Ho garth, Esq in the possession of Sir Alexander Schomberg, Knight." This is a portrait of Sir A. Schomberg, and the copper-plate is in the possession of Mr. Nichols. VARIATIONS. First state. J. Flight sculp." Second state. "C. Townley sct." X CATALOGUE OF PRINTS ASCRIBED TO HOGARTH. Most of the following Prints, ASCRIBED TO HOGARTH, are probably not genuine. As many of the originals have sold for high prices, those prices are here given. [N.] "The complicated Richardson."*"14." The original print is in the Royal Collection. On it is written, by Mr. S. Ireland, "Gave Mr. Livesay 5 guineas." Mr. Sheepshanks has the original print, for which he gave "£10." This is copied in Sam. Ireland, vol. I. p. 118. "The Oratory." Orator Henley on a scaffold, a monkey by his side. In Baker's sale, 1825, the Oratory and the South Sea Print, before the Address, sold for “£5. 5s.” It has at the bottom "Geo. B-k-m, junr, copper-scratcher, and Grub. Invent. sculp;" but that is no reason why it was engraved by Bickham. An impression as from a piece of plate, the design reversed, with a bust of Belinda, a double cypher of A. P., * "The complicated Richardson was another of Powell's infamous scratches. He sold it to Lord Exeter for the enormous sum of fourteen pounds."-(MS. note of Mr. W. Richardson on Graphic Illustrations, 1. p. 118.) and at bottom a representation of the Rape of the Lock, is in the British Museum. A palpable imposition. Coat of arms, from a large silver tea-table. Under the arms are a shepherd and his flock. "The Gin-drinkers." "Jack in Office; or Peter Necessary, with choice of Chamber-pots. A Ticket for the Price 6d." At Baker's sale, 1825, "Jack in Office," extra rare, sold for £12. 12s. It is now in Mr. Standly's collection. A copy of the above, "Hogarth del.; Sam Ireland fe cit," was published April 1, 1786. The pen and ink tracing is in the Royal Collection, with the Print in two states; 1. Without writing; 2. "Jack in Office," &c. "Farinelli, Cuzzoni, and Heidegger." Said to be designed by the Countess of Burlington, and engraved by Goupy. "Thou tuneful scarecrow, and thou wandering bird," &c. Eight lines. (See Nichols, II. p. 308.) The figure of Heidegger, in this print, is exactly like the print of Heidegger in a Rage. Frontispiece to Eight Views in Richmond Gardens. First State." By his most obedient humble servant, J. Fayram," and has at the bottom "Published according to Act of Parliament by J. Fayram, inv. et fecit 1739." Second state. Has no name of Engraver, &c. at the bottom, and has at the bottom of the inscription, "Printed for Robert Withy, at the Dunciad, the 3d door from the East End of the Royal Exchange in Cornhill.” At the bottom are some of the tops of the letters in the first state. There is also a larger and older print with exactly the same design, but on the scroll are the words: "Natura laute paulatim detegitur;" and the book has two leaves open : on one side is "Vis centrifuga (a circle with rags) principium." On the other Equilibratio" (a pair of scales, &c.) and at the other corner is "J. Fayram inven. de. et sculp." No date. The figure of Nature in the Frontispiece to the Views of Richmond Gardens, is very like that in "Boys peeping at Nature," and probably that is the only reason why it is attributed to Hogarth. Ten Prints to Butler's Posthumous Works. These are in the 4th edition of Butler's Posthumous Works, 12mo. 1732, but have no name to them. "Some of them are much like Hogarth." J. IRELAND. "Samuel Butler, author of Hudibrass." graved in an oval. No artist's name. Coarsely en "Thomas Pellett, M.D. President of the College of Physicians. W. Hogarth pinx. C. Hall sculp. 1781.” "William Bullock, the Comedian. W. Hogarth pinx. C. Hall sculps. 1781." "A Scene of a pantomime entertainment lately exhibited, designed by a Knight of Malta." Mr. (afterwards Sir Joshua) Reynolds is introduced into this print; which is a satire on the foundation of the Royal Academy, founded in 1768, after Hogarth's death. This print is by Lord Townshend. An etched outline of a larger size, with some additions, was afterwards published, and inscribed No. 2. "The Calves' Head Club." (See Nichols, III. 273.) Two Plates: 1. The true Effigies, &c. with the four Healths under it; 2. The four Healths, with twelve verses underneath. See the account of the Drawing, hereafter. |