Plate III.--_Evening._--The scene of this picture is laid at Islington, near Sadlers Wells, which was then a famous place for tea-drinking, and the antitype for low dissipation of the late "Dog and Duck." The view represents it correctly previous to its being rebuilt in its present form, and exactly similar to a small copperplate delineation of it over an old song, called "A Song in praise of Sadlers Wells," in which its various amusements are described. The adjoining alehouse window, in which we behold a group enveloped in their own smoke, is the "Sir Hugh Middleton's Head," a sign still remaining. A celebrated knot of drinkers and smokers actually met at this place about the period alluded to, at the head of which was old Rosamond, the proprietor of the Wells; and it is not improbable but that Hogarth might have known and meant to satirize this fraternity. The portraits of these gentlemen are still preserved in a large painting at the very same public-house, under the name of the "Sadlers Wells Club." ENRAGED MUSICIAN. VOL. I. P. 206. Cervetto, well known by the name of "Nosee," has been generally supposed to be intended by the character of the musician; but there are others who apply it to Dr. Arne; for though not a strict likeness of that great composer, the figure and face bear so near a resemblance (and he was extremely remarkable) as fully to authorize the application. The known irritability of the Doctor in musical business might not have been the only cause of Hogarth's placing him in this ludicrous situation; his habits of intrigue, and singularly plain person, made him so fair an object for caricature, that one of his portraits, printed with a song of his composing, has ironically written under it, "Beauty and Virtue." This song, with the portrait, was eagerly purchased up, and is now very scarce. Some years since Mr. Colman got up a little interlude at the Haymarket Theatre from the idea of this print, called "Ut Pictura Poesis, or the Enraged Musician," when the character of the musician was purposely given to a performer who was thought in figure and face to resemble Dr. Arne. SIGISMUNDA. VOL. I. P. 75. This celebrated picture, which, at the time of first publishing the preceding volumes, was in the possession of Messrs. Boydell & Co., but has since been in other hands, was advertised to be sold by auction, with other effects, by Mr. Jacques, May 12, 1812, on the premises, Great James Street, Bedford Row, and was to be seen by applying for tickets for that purpose to the auctioneer. THE BEGGARS' OPERA. VOL. II. P. 292.