A Procession through the Hippodrome
Etching
1723 (printed)
1723 (printed)
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Etching entitled 'A Procession through the Hippodrome', depicting a ceremony passing an Egyptian obelisk in Istanbul. Lettered 'W:Hogarth Sculp.' and numbered 'T.I. XV', with reference to key.
Object details
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| Title | A Procession through the Hippodrome (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | Etching by William Hogarth entitled 'A Procession through the Hippodrome', a plate from Vol.1 of 'A. de La Motraye's Travels through Europe, Asia, and into Part of Africa...', 2 vols. Great Britain, 1723. |
| Physical description | Etching entitled 'A Procession through the Hippodrome', depicting a ceremony passing an Egyptian obelisk in Istanbul. Lettered 'W:Hogarth Sculp.' and numbered 'T.I. XV', with reference to key. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Production | Paulson states that Hogarth's source of inspiration was the style developed by B.Picart and his engravers in Vol.1 of 'Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde...', edited by J.Bernard et al., 11 vols in 10, Amsterdam, 1723-43. However, as Rodney Searight points out, the plate bears a close resemblance to 'Mariage Turc', Pl.100 in J.Le Hay's, ‘Recueil de Cent Estampes representant differentes Nations du Levant...’, Paris, 1714, where the plates are based on drawings by J.B.Van Mour. Differences between the plates include the backgrounds, and a reversal of the procession. For a detailed analysis of the possible sources of Hogarth's print, see Searight Archive. |
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| Accession number | SP.321 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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