O the roast beef of old England [graphic] / painted by W. Hogarth ; engrav'd by C. Mosley & W. Hogarth.
- Creator:
- Mosley, Charles, approximately 1720-approximately 1770, printmaker.
- Edition:
- [State 2].
- Published/Created:
- [London] :
[Wm. Hogarth],
publish'd according to act of Parliament, March 6th, 1749. - Physical Description:
- 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 38.1 x 45.7 cm, on sheet 47.1 x 61.1 cm
- Notes:
- Title engraved below image.
State from Paulson.
After Hogarth's painting Gate of Calais, now at the Tate Gallery, London.
Title from Paulson: The gate of Calais, or, The roast beef of old England. - Abstract:
- At the Gate of Calais, a fat monk is shown poking a very large side of beef carried by a thin cook; the label indicates that the beef is intended "For Madm Grandsire at Calais." On either side are two French soldiers, one of whom spills his bowl of thin soup as he gazes in amazement at the beef. In the foreground on the left, three market women with crosses hanging from their necks admire a skate in a basket of fish; on the right, two ragged men carry a large pot of soup while another drinks from a bowl, and a Scottish soldier cowers beneath an archway; in the middle distance, to left, Hogarth himself is seen sketching at the moment when a soldier's hand takes him by the shoulder; beyond, through the gate, is a religious procession.
- Variant Titles:
- Gate of Calais, or, The roast beef of old England
Roast beef of old England - Topics:
- Artists.
Clergy.
Eating & drinking.
Ethnic stereotypes.
Religious processions. - Topics:
- Catholic Church--Great Britain--Humor--Early works to 1800.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist, printmaker.
Hogarth, William,--1697-1764--Caricatures and cartoons.
Perrins, Charles William Dyson,--1864-1958--Ownership.
Sotheby, Frederick Edward,--1837-1909--Ownership.
Steevens, George,--1736-1800--Ownership. - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Annotations (Provenance)--18th century.--CtY-LW
Engravings--England--London--1749.
Etchings--England--London--1749.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1749. - Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html
- Call Number:
- Sotheby
33++
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Shelved in solander box
Sotheby 33++ Box 310 - Orbis Record:
- 9884957
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr26207a
- Citation:
- Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 3050
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 180 - OID:
- 16194088
- PID:
- digcoll:4047166
