[Frontispiece to The humours of Oxford] [graphic] / W. Hogarth invt. ; G. Vander Gucht sculp.
- Creator:
- Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776, printmaker.
- Published/Created:
- [London] :
[publisher not identified],
[April 1730] - Physical Description:
- 1 print : etching ; sheet 17.5 x 11.4 cm
- Notes:
- Title and date from Paulson.
Date based on other work by Van der Gucht.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
CtY-LW - Abstract:
- Frontispiece to James Miller, 'The Humours of Oxford', 2nd edition (London, 1730); scene in a tavern; at centre Haughty, a Fellow of one of the Oxford colleges, sits drunkenly disputing with the Vice-Chancellor, who stands at right; on the other side of the table at left, standing, are Conundrum (another Fellow), also drinking, and a servant, behind Conundrum on the wall, a framed 'Oxford Alm[anac]'; in the doorway, holding a truncheon, the Vice-Chancellor's attendant.
- Topics:
- Dogs.
Eating & drinking.
Scholars.
Teachers. - Topics:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Miller, James,--1706-1744.--Humours of Oxford--Illustrations.
Perrins, Charles William Dyson,--1864-1958--Ownership.
Steevens, George,--1736-1800--Ownership. - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Annotations (Provenance)--18th century.--CtY-LW
Etchings--England--London--1730.
Frontispieces. - 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:
- 75
H67
800 v.1
Folio 75 H67 800 v.1 (Oversize) - Orbis Record:
- 12620841
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr26106d
- Citation:
- Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 217
- OID:
- 16193880
- PID:
- digcoll:4048276
