Hogarth's Works, with life and anecdotal descriptions of his pictures. Volume 3 (of 3)

by John Ireland; John Nichols

Whole-length mezzotinto by Faber. The best impressions are usually in brown ink. The plate was afterwards cut down to a half-length.

5. Arms of the Undertakers' Company.

The three figures at top are Dr. Ward, Chevalier Taylor, and Mrs. Mapp, the bone-setter; though it has been said, that the figure supposed to be Mrs. Mapp was intended for Sir Hans Sloane. First state—"One compleat Docter," etc. Second state—The spelling corrected.

1737.

1. The Lecture, "Datur vacuum." In the early impressions, the words "datur vacuum" are not printed. Hogarth sometimes wrote them in with a pen.

Æneas in a Storm.

1738.

1. The four parts of the Day.

Morning. The sky singularly muddy to express snow. The figure of the shivering boy was, in 1739, copied by F. Sykes, and is strangely enough christened by collectors, The Half-starved Boy.