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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 :Rec'd of 7s 6d being the whole payment for a print representing a March to Finchly in the year 1746 which I promise to deliver when finish'd on sight hereof. NB Each print will be half a guinea after the subscrition is over. [William Hogarth].
- Date
- 1746
- Reference
- D-020-108
- Description
The engraving March to Finchley was based on a historic moment, probably witnessed by Hogarth himself. It depicted British troops being marched out of London to their place of rendezvous on Finchley Common in December 1745, to defend the city against the threat of Jacobite invasion.
The engraving was given as a receipt to the subscribers of the print `The March to Finchley'. It represents a stand of various weapons, bagpipes, etc, and a pair of scissors cutting out the arms of Scotland, all arranged on a short plinth.
Other - The March to Finchley is held at D-020-071
Other Titles - The receipt plate for March to Finchley
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, 185 x 232 mm (platemark), one of three engravings on cream wove paper, 650 x 485 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Hogarth, William 1697-1764 :The original works of William Hogarth. London, sold by John and Josiah Boydell, 1790 / Hogarth, William 1697-1764 :The original works of William Hogarth. London, sold by John and Josiah Boydell, 1790
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving, 185 x 232 mm (platemark), one of three engravings on cream wove paper, 650 x 485 mm
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