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In the new ECF issue, 30.3:
Dryden's Georgic Fictionality, by Katarina O'Briain, Johns Hopkins U.
https://t.co/LMcShHNa27
See abstract in the picture:

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2018-04-12

The Pool of Bethesda which forms part of the staircase decoration of Bartholomew Hospital. It sits alongside The Good Samaritan, reflecting the hospital's caring for the sick.

The people seen at the Pool are said to be modelled on real patients!

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2018-04-04

Francis Grose (1731–91) published the most extensive series of illustrations of ancient monuments.
1000 plates with accompanying descriptions appeared in the 10 volumes of The Antiquities of England and Wales https://t.co/glePhkGwCf

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2018-03-25

It’s National Puppy Day! Hogarth loved to paint dogs in his paintings, including pugs. Here are some cute pups by

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2018-03-23

The Mackinen Children - William and Elizabeth.

The sunflower is a symbol of loyalty - it always faces toward the sun, the anomaly here - the other flowers behind are turning away from the main one.

Symbols of honouring both political sides?

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2018-03-12

The chatelaine attached to Mary Edwards’ waist has a couple of interpretations:

1. Carries keys and tools necessary for a woman managing her own household.

2. The watch may be a ‘memento mori’ recognising her approaching death!

Thoughts?

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2018-03-01

Mrs Mary Edwards by portraying her in a state of great wealth amongst objects associated with successful men.

The text on the piece of paper being a scene from Cato, proclaiming the rights and liberties of individuals.

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2018-02-28

Hogarth making a joke about the craze for tiny lapdogs by including a minuscule one on an expensive cushion in Taste in High Life.

A craze that is very much still around!

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2018-02-28

The Truth Behind Fight Club: Female Prize Fights Were a Thing During the
https://t.co/ttShc1vsj6

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2018-02-25

Charity in the Cellar detail: If all the identifications are correct, these men are all members of parliament or of political background.

The man to the right is holding open the wine tap, creating a visible pun on his friend’s penis. 🤔

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2018-02-21

A rather over-fed and overdressed French boy for the streets of London...

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2018-02-17

The spinster carries a chatelaine at her waist showing a man from a bygone era - possibly a lover from long ago.

Suggesting she is a relic from times when the Piazza in Covent Garden was highly fashionable before it was taken over by taverns and coffee houses!

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2018-02-17

Details from The Gaols Committee.

The accused, (supposedly Thomas Bambridge) clenching his fists on the left, while the jury examine the illegal shackles and torture instruments on the table.

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2018-02-15

Fascinating blog post from on tea, coffee and gender anxiety in the 18thc, part-based on her research in our collections https://t.co/OF7CYvmRkW

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2018-02-14

The Good Samaritan - the second of Hogarth’s canvases for St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
The bearded Samaritan pours healing ointments onto the wounded and robbed Israelite 🙏🏻

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2018-02-12

18thC writer & traveller Lady Mary Wortley Montagu is chiefly known for her observations on but did she challenge or encourage Western fantasies about the harem? Find out 1 March https://t.co/nWHU7iclQ0

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2018-02-10

Portrait of Jane Thornhill who Hogarth met as the daughter of his teacher Sir James Thornhill. He eloped with Jane and married, but did not have any children together.

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2018-02-03