A Savoyard girl standing near to a fire place playing the hurdy-gurdy. Stipple engraving by G. Sherlock, 1799, after W. Hogarth.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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[1799]
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33839i
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A Savoyard girl standing near to a fire place playing the hurdy-gurdy. Stipple engraving by G. Sherlock, 1799, after W. Hogarth. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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"The print refers to the affair between the Duke of Cumberland and a hurdy-gurdy player. For a full account see E. Einberg, 'Music for Mars, or the case of the Duke's lost sword', The Huntington Library Quarterly, LVI, 1993, pp. 181-9."--British Museum online catalogue. In the background are a sword, a tricorn hat and a cracked mirror

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[London] : [G. Sherlock], [1799]

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1 print : stipple engraving ; sheet 45.1 x 34.5 cm

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W. Hogarth pinxt.

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Wellcome Collection 33839i

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