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A burlesque on Kent's altarpiece at St. Clement Danes
Title
[A burlesque on Kent's altarpiece at St. Clement Danes] [graphic].
Edition
[State 1].
Published
[London] : [publisher not identified], [October 1725]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; sheet 33.2 x 18.3 cm
Notes
Title from Paulson.
Caption below image: "This Print is exactly Engrav'd after [the] Celebrated Altar-Peice [sic] in St. Clements Church which has been taken down by Order of [the] Lord Bishop of London (as tis thought) to prevent Disputs [sic] and Laying of wagers amoung [the] Parr[i]shioners about [the] Artists meaning in it ... 2 Smaller Angells as appears by the Wing[s]."
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Provenance
George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
Summary
"Satire on William Kent's altarpiece at St Clement Danes; a group of five angels playing musical instruments; the dove of the Holy Ghost above, surrounded by seven heads of putti. Keyed A-K in image with text below."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
Caption title: This Print is exactly engrav'd after [the] celebrated altar-peice
This print is exactly engraved after the celebrated altar-piece
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 03, 2016
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 2, no. 1764
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 63
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 54
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Annotations (Provenance) - 18th century.
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1725.
Etchings - England - London - 1725.
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