Orator Henley christening a child [graphic] / etch'd by Saml. Ireland from an original sketch in oil in his possession by Hogarth.
- Creator:
- Ireland, Samuel, -1800, printmaker
- Published/Created:
- [London] :
Publish'd March 1st 1786, by W. Dickenson, No. 158 New Bond St.,
[1 March 1786] - Physical Description:
- 1 print : etching on wove paper ; sheet 37.9 x 28.7 cm
- Notes:
- Title engraved below image.
Also signed below image: Hogarth pinxt ; S. Ireland fecit 1785.
Dedication etched below title: To Francis Grose Esq. F.A.S. an encourager & promoter of the arts, this etching from his favorite Hogarth is inscribed by his obliged friend & servant, Saml. Ireland.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
CtY-LW
For related work by Sympson see: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), p. 310.
See no. 2837 for original painting in reverse in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3. - Abstract:
- 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.
- Topics:
- Baptisms.
Children.
Clergy.
Fonts.
Infants.
Women. - Topics:
- Henley, John,--1692-1756--Caricatures and cartoons.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird,--Baron,--1780-1826--Ownership.
Perrins, Charles William Dyson,--1864-1958--Ownership.
Steevens, George,--1736-1800--Ownership. - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Etchings--England--London--1786.
- 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:
- Kinnaird
88K(a)
Folio 75 H67 800 v.3 (Oversize)
Kinnaird 88K(a) Box 225 - Orbis Record:
- 9875779
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr26287b
- Citation:
- Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2838.2
- OID:
- 16194246
- PID:
- digcoll:4047322
