Charles thrown into prison [art original] / Dodd.
- Creator:
- Dodd, Daniel, artist.
- Copyright Date:
- [between 1752 and 1793]
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : pencil, pen and gray ink, and gray wash on laid paper mounted on brown paper ; sheet 17.4 x 28 cm, mounted to 21.5 x 32 cm
- Notes:
- Title from pencil notation below title.
Signed "Dodd" in lower left and numbered '10' in ink in the upper right.
Date range based on artist's active dates.
Sold at Christie's, 5 July 2016, Sale 11787, Lot 73, to Andrew Edmunds for The Lewis Walpole Library. - Abstract:
- The tenth drawing in a series of twelve that follow a tradition of producing a series on modern morals, a tradition established earlier in the 18th century by artists such as William Hogarth. In this series, twin brothers are bestowed an equal fortune. One brother, Edward, husbands his wealth and on his death, passes on his fortune; whilst the other brother, Charles, squanders his, leaving his family destitute.
In this tenth drawing, Charles is confronted by two fellow prisoners as he enters his prison cell. The guard on the left looks in as he holds his key on the lock. The cell contains a single bed, a broken chair, a broken jug, a broadside posted to the wall along with graffiti including the initials "G.B." - Topics:
- Allegorical drawings.
Cells (Rooms & spaces)
Debt.
Graffiti.
Parables.
Political elections.
Prison guards.
Prisoners.
Prisons. - Topics:
- Dodd, Daniel, artist. Progress of modern morals.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Ink drawings--British--18th century.
Pencil works--British--18th century.
Wash drawings--British--18th century. - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Paintings & Drawings
- Rights:
- These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html
- Call Number:
- Drawings D639 no. 10 Box D117
- Orbis Record:
- 12884615
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr34645
- Citation:
- Daniel Dodd, Charles Thrown into Prison. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
- OID:
- 16731086
- PID:
- digcoll:4704444