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A satire representing the burning of the temple of Diana at Ephesus
Title
[A satire representing the burning of the temple of Diana at Ephesus] [graphic].
Publication
[London] : [publisher not identified], [1753]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 22.6 x 20 cm, on sheet 33 x 28 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title, printmaker, and publication date from British Museum catalogue.
Numbered “4” at top left.
Eight lines of verse in two columns below image: The vile Ephesian to obtain a name a temple fires ...
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
A satire on Hogarth by Paul Sandby.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 19, 2009
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 3, no. 3245
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1753.
Etchings - England - London - 1753.
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