Orator Henley christening a child. Etch'd by Saml. Ireland from an original sketch in oil in his possession by Hogarth / To Francis Grose Esqr. F. A. S. an encourager & promoter of the arts, this etching from his favourite Hogarth is inscribed by his obliged friend & servant, Saml. Ireland. Hogarth pinxt.: S. Ireland fecit 1785.

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William Hogarth
1697-1764
Orator Henley christening a child. Etch'd by Saml. Ireland from an original sketch in oil in his possession by Hogarth / To Francis Grose Esqr. F. A. S. an encourager & promoter of the arts, this etching from his favourite Hogarth is inscribed by his obliged friend & servant, Saml. Ireland. Hogarth pinxt.: S. Ireland fecit 1785.
284 x 373 mm, trimmed within plate mark; design: 270 x 293 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 0367
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[London] : Publish'd by W. Dickenson, No. 158, New Bond St., March 1st 1786.
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Hogarth, William
Century: 
18th century
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Print
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Drawings and Prints