[Exercise for the Halberd] [graphic].

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Title: [Exercise for the Halberd] [graphic].
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: [1726]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: John Blackwell
Abstract: "Design in two rows of six sections, with 11 figures demonstrating an exercise for the halberd, fortifications in the background, at lower right three halberds, a pike and flag tied together ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title, printmaker, and imprint from Paulson.
One of two folding plates to John Blackwell's A compendium of military discipline.
Companion print to: Manual for saluting with the half-pike.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Ms. note in Steevens's hand below print: Captain Grose asserts, that in this book only, the exercises of the Halberd is displayed. Nichols's Biographical anecdotes &c, third edit, p. 439.
On page 45 in volume 1.
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.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 36.5 x 60 cm
Language: English

Genre: Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Engravings England London 1726
Etchings England London 1726
Material: etching and engraving ;
Subject (Name): England and Wales. Army. Honourable Artillery Company of London.
Subject (Topic): Arms & armament
Forts & fortifications
Saluting
Soldiers
British
Subjects: England and Wales. Army. Honourable Artillery Company of London
Arms & armament
Forts & fortifications
Saluting
Soldiers > British
18th century
England > London > 1726
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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