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Orator Henley christening a child
Title
Orator Henley christening a child [graphic] / Hogarth pinxt. ; Jane Ireland sculpt.
Publication
[London] : [Samuel Ireland?], [ca. 1794]
Physical Description
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 16.8 x 12.0 cm, on sheet 22.7 x 15.5 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Reissue; printmaker Jane Ireland's full name etched in lower right, replacing her initials "J.I." on earlier state.
See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.) for note about a related work by Sympson, page 310.
Provenance
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Summary
Orator Henley christening a child, after an oil sketch by Hogarth; the cleric stands holding the infant over a large, empty baptismal font, with the mother beside him to left. To his right stand a man who holds his hat and a stout woman, while in front a child, wearing a plumed hat and standing on tiptoe, reaches into the font, tipping the shallow bowl and spilling the water.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 18, 2021
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 3, no. 2839
Subjects
Genre/Form
Engravings - England - London - 1794.
Etchings - England - London - 1794.
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