[The Rake's Progress, Plates 1 & 2, 4-8.]
[after William Hogarth.]
Publish'd w.th ye consent of M.rs Hogarth, by Henry Parker, at No. 82 in Cornhill, March 25, 1768.
Seven [of 8] etchings with engraving, printed from two plates, totals c. 270 x 370mm (10¾ x 14½"). Plates 1 & 6 trimmed to plate at bottom.
Reversed and reduced copies of the first states of Hogarth's famous series, originally published 'with the consent of Mr William Hogarth' by Thomas Bakewell in 1735, the same year as Hogarth's original publication. Hogarth gave permission for this set to counter cheap plagaries: Bakewell sold his set for 2s. 6d, significantly cheaper than the two guineas for the originals. This posthumous edition (now with the consent of Hogarth's widow, Jane) are overprinted with decorative borders at the sides. The missing plate is 3, 'Revelling with Harlots'.
BM Satires 2159, 2174, 2203, 2212, 2224, 2237, 2247. Paulson p.90.
[Ref: 57643] £850.00
Publish'd w.th ye consent of M.rs Hogarth, by Henry Parker, at No. 82 in Cornhill, March 25, 1768.
Seven [of 8] etchings with engraving, printed from two plates, totals c. 270 x 370mm (10¾ x 14½"). Plates 1 & 6 trimmed to plate at bottom.
Reversed and reduced copies of the first states of Hogarth's famous series, originally published 'with the consent of Mr William Hogarth' by Thomas Bakewell in 1735, the same year as Hogarth's original publication. Hogarth gave permission for this set to counter cheap plagaries: Bakewell sold his set for 2s. 6d, significantly cheaper than the two guineas for the originals. This posthumous edition (now with the consent of Hogarth's widow, Jane) are overprinted with decorative borders at the sides. The missing plate is 3, 'Revelling with Harlots'.
BM Satires 2159, 2174, 2203, 2212, 2224, 2237, 2247. Paulson p.90.
[Ref: 57643] £850.00