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Puggs graces etched from his original daubing
Title
Puggs graces etched from his original daubing [graphic] / A.C. invt. et sculp.
Publication
[London] : [publisher not identified], publish'd according to act of Parliamet [sic] 1753-4.
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 22.7 x 23.1 cm, on sheet 26 x 25 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
A satire on Hogarth by Paul Sandby.
The number '3' in the imprint statement is etched backwards.
Eleven lines of verse in two columns separated by a vignette below title: Behold a wretch who nature form'd in spight ...
Earlier state, with the key at the bottom containing seven items.
Letterpress on verso of image: To the Public: I propose to publish by subscription, an Analysis of the Sun ... [signed] W.H.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826).
Summary
Satire on Hogarth's 'Analysis of Beauty'; an impression with letterpress on the verso with a parody proposal to the public to publish an analysis of the sun.
Variant and related titles
Pug's graces etched from his original daubing
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 3, no. 3242
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1754.
Etchings - England - London - 1754.
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