Biographical Anecdotes of William Hogarth, With a Catalogue of His WorksNichols, John
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Biographical Anecdotes of William Hogarth, With a Catalogue of His Works
Nichols, John
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
at the two Olive Posts in ye broad part of _The
Strand_ almost opposite to _Exeter Change_ are sold all
Sorts of _Italian_ Silks, as Lustrings, Sattins, Padesois,
Velvets, Damasks, &c. Fans, Legorne Hats, Flowers,
Lute and Violin Strings, Books of Essences, Venice
Treacle, Balsomes, &c. And in a Back Warehouse
all Sorts of _Italian_ Wines, _Florence_ Cordials, Oyl,
Olives, Anchovies, Capers, Vermicelli, _Bolognia_ Sausidges,
_Parmesan_ Cheeses, _Naple_ Soap, &c.
5. A large angel, holding a palm in his left hand. "_A shop-bill_" for
_Ellis Gamble_
Goldsmith,
at the _Golden-Angel_ in _Cranbourn-street,
Leicester-Fields_.
Makes Buys and Sells all Sorts
of Plate, Rings and Jewels
&c.
_Ellis Gamble_
Orfeure,
a l'Enseigne de l'Ange d'Or
dans _Cranbourn-Street, Leicester-Fields_.
Fait, Achete,
& vend toutes sortes d'Argenterie,
Bagues & Bijouxs, &c.
6. A smaller angel. This is a contracted copy from the preceding, was
another shop-bill for our Artist's Master, and has the same inscription
as that already given.
7. Another small angel "almost the same as the preceding," in the
collection of Mr. _Walpole_.
8. A large oval coat of arms, with terms of the four seasons.
9. A coat of arms, with two slaves and trophies. Plate for books.
10. Another coat of arms, and two boys as terms.
11. A foreign coat of arms; supporters a savage and an angel. Ditto.
12. Lord _Aylmer's_ coat of arms.
13. Two ditto of the Duchess of _Kendal_; one of them, an impression
from a silver tea table.
14. The Earl of _Radnor's_ arms, from a silver cup and cover.
15. A grifon, with a flag. A crest.
16. _Minerva_, sitting and holding the arms of _Holland_, four _Cupids_
round her. "_Done for the books of_ John Holland, _herald-painter._"
Of this there are two plates. The _Fleurs de Lys_ in the one are more
numerous and crowded than in the other.
17. A ticket for a burial.
For the same purpose our artist's contemporary _Coypel_ likewise
engraved a plate, which is still in use.
18. Two small for _Milton. W. Hogarth inv. & sculp._
It is so singular, that only plates referring to the first and third
books of _Paradise Lost_ should be discovered with our artist's name
subscribed to them, that I almost suspect they were not executed for
any edition of that work, but rather for some oratorio or operatical
performance founded thereon, though neither performed nor printed. An
example of two prints by _Hogarth_ to a single dramatic piece, we have
already met with in _Perseus and Andromeda_.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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