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Object Type
print
Museum number
1858,0417.510
Title
Object:
Vauxhall Tickets
Description
Copy of eight designs on tickets for Vauxhall Gardens: Female figures of Virtus and Voluptas, and below, on a scroll, FELICES UNA, with recto, after design formerly attributed to Hogarth. Calliope sitting with flute and book in hands, with recto. Three cupids on pedestal; tree and temple; ornamental border with loop, with recto. Handel seated playing lyre; child angel; colonnade; ornamental border twined with laurel, after Roubiliac. Euterpe sitting in profile to left, playing a clarion, with recto. Erato sitting with lyre, looking up right, with Cupid below. Thalia standing with a mask in hand, with recto. Arion playing lyre, seated on dolphin; border of scrolls and leaves; scallop shell. After badges of which designs attributed to or formerly attributed to Hogarth. 1825 Engraving and etching on chine-collé
Producer name
After:
William Hogarth
(formerly attributed to)
After:
Richard Yeo
(attributed to)
After:
Louis François Roubiliac
After:
James Stow
Published by:
Robert Wilkinson
School/style
British
French
Production date
1825
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
etching
Dimensions
Height:
324 millimetres
Width:
254 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See 1913,0515.1 and MG.671-685 for the badges.
Bibliographic references
Nichols 1833 / Anecdotes of William Hogarth [and] a Catalogue of his Prints ...
(p. 288)
Paulson 1965/70 / Hogarth's graphic works: first complete edition
(undescribed)
(copy)
Paulson 1989 / Hogarth's Graphic Works: third edition
(undescribed)
(copy)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
medal
Associated names
Associated with:
William Hogarth
Associated with:
George Barret (the younger)
(?)
Representation of:
Virtus
Representation of:
Voluptas
Representation of:
Calliope
Portrait of:
George Frederick Händel
Representation of:
Euterpe
Representation of:
Erato
Representation of:
Thalia
Representation of:
Arion
Associated places
Associated with:
London
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
A E Evans & Sons
Acquisition date
1858
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1858,0417.510