"Engraved by W. Hogarth and F. Aviline; published 1st January 1758," and inscribed to the Hon. George Hay, one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
Second impression—The word INDINTUR (indenture) written on the scroll hanging out of the attorney's window.
1756.
1. France and England, in two plates, "designed and etched by Hogarth," and published March 8, 1756.
In the very early impressions of these prints, the titles France and England are not inserted.
1758.
The Bench, "designed and engraved by W. Hogarth," and published 4th September 1758.
This plate, in its first state, exhibits the inside of the Court of Common Pleas, the king's arms at top. Portraits of the following judges are beneath it:—Hon. William Noel; Sir John Willes, Lord Chief Justice; Hon. Mr. Justice, afterwards Earl Bathurst; Sir Edward Clive.
Over the print is written "Character;" under it, "Of the different meanings of the words Character, Caricatura, and Outré, in painting and drawing." This is followed by a long explanatory inscription engraved on another piece of copper. The original picture, which is somewhat different from the print, was once the property of Sir George Hay, and is now in the possession of Mr. Edwards.