England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . pictured as a maniac,chained by a foot to the floor, while, with his line ofbeauty in one hand, he is painting wild subjects on thewall. Another, in allusion _ to the title of his book,represents the unfortunate analyst in great conster-nation and distress, rest-ing his book upon his cele-brated line of beauty, whilein the distance copies of itare being thrown into thecaves of Dulness and Ob-livion. In a larger andmore finished print, Hogarth ^^ unfortunate analyst. is represented in the act
England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . pictured as a maniac,chained by a foot to the floor, while, with his line ofbeauty in one hand, he is painting wild subjects on thewall. Another, in allusion _ to the title of his book,represents the unfortunate analyst in great conster-nation and distress, rest-ing his book upon his cele-brated line of beauty, whilein the distance copies of itare being thrown into thecaves of Dulness and Ob-livion. In a larger andmore finished print, Hogarth ^^ unfortunate analyst. is represented in the act of undermining the sacredmonument of all the best painters, sculptors, &c., inimitation of the Grecian Herostratus, who is seen inthe distance setting fire to the Temple of Diana, togratify his morbid desire of fame. A portly individualis lighting Hogarth at his envious work, perhaps in-tended to represent Dr. Morell, who assisted him inpassing his work through the press. Other caricaturesrepresented him in his studio, painting after coarseand ugly models, burlesqued his attempts at historical. 376 A PAINTER IN DISTRESS. [1754. painting (such as the picture of Paul before Felix), orparodied some of his famous works. Thus, in a printentitled The Painters March from Finchlej, Ho-garth is seen pursued from the village by every kindof persecutor, biped and quadruped, and assailed by amingled din produced from the various vocal organs ofwoman and child, goose and donkey, cow and pig.
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