Beschreibung:

Hogarth (William) A comprehensive collection of approximately 235 etchings and engravings by and after William Hogarth including two portraits of Hogarth, 11 portraits after Hogarth paintings, approximately 90 other works after designs by Hogarth, and approximately 130 original prints by Hogarth, all but one or two on 18th century laid paper, engravings and etchings, mezzotints, one woodcut, mainly circa 1730-1800, varying states of several impressions, neatly tipped onto large folio leaves, each leaf approx. 650 x 480 mm. (25 x 18 7/8 in), occasional minor loss and tears, some surface dirt and browning throughout, some trimmed, but the majority with good margins, early 19th century half-calf, marbled boards, spine gilt, possibly compiled and bound by Colnaghi, [probably early to mid-19th century]. Provenance: 11 works feature collector's stamp of Philip Moore (first half 19th century) [Lugt 2844]; P & D. Colnaghi, London ⁂ Original works by Hogarth include: Mr Garrick in the Character of Richard the 3rd [Paulson, 1989, 165 ii/ii]; Industry and Idleness, the set of twelve [P. 168-179]; Marriage-a-la-Mode, the set of six [P. 158 vi/viii, 159 ii/v, 160 i/iii, 161 ii, iv, 162 iii/v, 163 ii/iii]; A Rake's Progress, the set of eight, with 5 variant states [P. 132 i/iv and variant unrecorded state between i/iv and ii/iv, 133 iii/v, 134 i/iii parliament spelt without the second 'a', and with ii/iii with the second 'a' now inserted with a caret, 135 i/iii and iii/iii, 136 i/iii, 137 ii/iii, 138 ii/iii, 139 ii/iii and iii/iii (on wove paper)]; Hudibras [P. 82-93]; The Political Clyster [P. 107]; A Midnight Modern Conversation [P. 128]; A Harlot's Progress [P. 121-126 all first state impressions]; Analysis of Beauty, the pair [P. 195-196]; Gin Lane [P. 186 iii/iv]; Beer Street, two variant states [P. 185 ii/iii and iii/iii]; The Invasion [P. 202-203 both final state impressions]; The Times, the pair, [P. 211 i/iii, 212 iv/iv]; O The Roast Beef of Old England &c [P. 180 ii/ii].; The Enraged Musician [P. 152 ii/iii]; The Distressed Poet [P. 145 ii/iii]; The Four Stages of Cruelty and John Bell's 1751 woodcut version of The Reward of Cruelty on thin laid paper [P. 187 i/ii without '6d', 188 i/ii without '6d', 189 i/i, 190 iii/iv without '6d', 190/1 copy on thin laid paper]; Four Prints of an Election, the set [P. 198 ii/viii, 199 v/vi, 200 ii/iii, 201 iii/iii]; The Four Times of the Day, and Strolling actresses dressing in a Barn [P. 146 ii/ii, 147 ii/ii, 148 ii/iv, 149 ii/ii, 150 iv/iv]; twelve of fourteen engraved book illustrations for Beaver's Roman Military History [P. 77]; and many others.