Item #51-2824 THEATRE ROYAL / COVENT GARDEN. For the Benefit of Mr. Walker. Stage scene. William Hogarth, After. Engraved Formerly attributed to Joseph Sympson Jr, active 1727–36 British.

THEATRE ROYAL / COVENT GARDEN. For the Benefit of Mr. Walker. Stage scene.

London: Craddock and Barnard, 1837. Print: 9 x 11 cm. Plate: 11 x 12cm.

Subject:Related to John Gay (British, Barnstaple, Devon 1685–1732) spot in upper margin.

The plates were bought by the publisher Baldwin, Cradock and Joy at the Boydell sale in 1818. The Works of William Hogarth as published by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy in 1822 with the original plates restored by James Heath, engraver to His Majesty. The Heath edition was the last to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. Item #51-2824

Price: $75.00