Boston Public LibraryEnglish Caricature and Political Satire, 18th and 19th Centuries / William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints / British Artists
Night
Item Information
- Title:
- Night
- Description:
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Scene near Charing Cross with le Sueur's equestrian statue of Charles I in the background and celebrations of the anniversary of the Restoration of Charles II (29 May, known as "Oak Apple Day"). In the foreground a drunken freemason (probably the corrupt magistrate Sir Thomas De Veil) is supported by a serving man; to left a barber is seen at work through a window, a chamber pot is being emptied from a window above and below a man and woman sleep beneath a wooden shelter and a link boy crouches beside them; to right the Salisbury Flying Coach has crashed while trying to avoid a bonfire in the middle of the street.
- Artist:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Publisher:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Name on Item:
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Invented and Painted by Wm. Hogarth
- Date:
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May 1738
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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John D. Merriam Collection
- Subjects:
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Fires
Traffic accidents
Carriages & coaches
De Veil, Thomas, Sir, 1684-1746
- Places:
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England > London > Charing Cross
Equestrian statue of Charles I, Charing Cross, London
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 36 x 26 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jv47g
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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[William Hogarth]
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Paulson: 149
- Notes (date):
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Date from catalogue raisonné.
- Notes (citation):
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Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
- Notes (object):
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Part of the Four Times of the Day series. "Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn" was also released with this series.
- Identifier:
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18_06_000114
Merriam Hogarth 15 (no longer used)
- Barcode:
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36666003779531
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