Ireland, John: Hogarth illustrated (Band 3): Variety (London, 1798)

APPENDIX.

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I had nearly forgotten two curiosities, which though re-
ceived in all the catalogues, and unquestionably genuine,
can hardly be classed as prints. One, is entitled Hogarth's
Cottage, engraved for Mr. Camfield, a surgeon, on a breeches'
button the size of a half crown, from Hogarth's design, of
which an etched copy by S. Ireland was published March l,
1786. The other, being impressions taken from nine qua-
drille fisb, was published in 1792, with the title of

». Pisces, one of the signs of the Zodiac.

To enter into the spirit of the last article, the reader must
be informed (hat Hogartb never played at cards; and that
while his wife and a party of friends were so employed, he
occasionally took the quadrille fish, and cut upon them
scales, fins, heads, etc. so as to give them some degree of
character. Three of these little aquatic curiosities which
remained in the possession of Mrs. Lewis, she presented to
me, and I haw ventured to insert them, as

A Tail-piece.

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