The South Sea scheme

The South Sea scheme

Item Information

Title:
The South Sea scheme
Title (alt.):
An emblematic print on the South Sea
Description:
Print shows Fortune, Honesty, and Honor being mutilated and beaten amid a crowd of unfortunate investors in the South Sea investment scandal.
Artist:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Name on Item:
Designed by W. Hogarth
Date:
1721
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
John D. Merriam Collection
Subjects:
Violence
Crowds
South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720
Extent:
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 27 x 35 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jv31k
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Paulson: 43
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Identifier:
18_06_000106
Barcode:
36666003779614