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Literary
November 12, 1770
The Massachusetts Spy
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Satirical letter from The Craftsman listing mock artworks and statues bought for a grand edifice, attributed to British nobles like lords and dukes, ridiculing their traits through titles like 'Tax-Gatherer' and 'Slave Market.'
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From the CRAFTSMAN,
SEPTEMBER I.
To the Printer.
A GREAT Personage, whose taste in the fine arts is unquestionable,
having lately given orders for the buying up of several pictures and statues, for the decoration of a great edifice now in contemplation, I send you a catalogue of those already purchased for that purpose, which you will please take the earliest opportunity of laying before your readers, viz.
A Jupiter Capitolinus--by Lord B--te.
A Roman Dictator, in chiaro obscuro----Duke of G--af--on.
A Tax-Gatherer, in transparent painting---Lord N..tb.
Penmanship, superior to any copper plate---Lord H-ll--d.
Nobody, in water colours--Duke of C---b--.-d.
A Slave Market on the Coast of America---Lord H.-lb---gh.
Ditto, in Ireland---Lord T-wn--d.
Polyphemus devouring the two Greeks, taken from the Aeneid of Virgil--Lord B-rr----n.
The Judgment of Paris reversed, with the following motto, "Datur Peffimo,"---Lord M-ns---d.
Belial, in alabaster, with the following character from Milton :--"He seemed for dignity composed and high exploit,
but all was false and hollow."--The same.
An Olive Branch,
worked in a gold ground, reckoned by connoisseurs the richest piece in England---Duke of B-.f--d.
A View of a rich Lead Mine in the county of York Boon- shine---Lord P-mf--t.
A Venus--Lord S--dw--h.
Mercury in brass--- J..--h D---.-n, Esq.
Besides the above originals,
which were purchased at an immense expence, we hear the collectors are in treaty for the following, viz.
Demosthenes in flame colour---Earl of C -th-m.
A Polypus in gold, by---Duke of D-v-nfh--e.
A Balance-Master---E. B--ke, Esq;
A Roman Praetor in lead---B--I-w T--ch---k, Esq;
A Wrestler in marble---Colonel B--.é.
A Cicero in oil---Lord C-md-n.
Ditto kitcat---Lord Ly---t-n.
A near View of the Island of Angleea--Lord V-.l--a.
A Cincinnatus-- Marquis of R--k-----m.
A Gladiator---Lord Sh--b--ne.
Those marked thus *, it is thought cannot be purchased at any price.
SEPTEMBER I.
To the Printer.
A GREAT Personage, whose taste in the fine arts is unquestionable,
having lately given orders for the buying up of several pictures and statues, for the decoration of a great edifice now in contemplation, I send you a catalogue of those already purchased for that purpose, which you will please take the earliest opportunity of laying before your readers, viz.
A Jupiter Capitolinus--by Lord B--te.
A Roman Dictator, in chiaro obscuro----Duke of G--af--on.
A Tax-Gatherer, in transparent painting---Lord N..tb.
Penmanship, superior to any copper plate---Lord H-ll--d.
Nobody, in water colours--Duke of C---b--.-d.
A Slave Market on the Coast of America---Lord H.-lb---gh.
Ditto, in Ireland---Lord T-wn--d.
Polyphemus devouring the two Greeks, taken from the Aeneid of Virgil--Lord B-rr----n.
The Judgment of Paris reversed, with the following motto, "Datur Peffimo,"---Lord M-ns---d.
Belial, in alabaster, with the following character from Milton :--"He seemed for dignity composed and high exploit,
but all was false and hollow."--The same.
An Olive Branch,
worked in a gold ground, reckoned by connoisseurs the richest piece in England---Duke of B-.f--d.
A View of a rich Lead Mine in the county of York Boon- shine---Lord P-mf--t.
A Venus--Lord S--dw--h.
Mercury in brass--- J..--h D---.-n, Esq.
Besides the above originals,
which were purchased at an immense expence, we hear the collectors are in treaty for the following, viz.
Demosthenes in flame colour---Earl of C -th-m.
A Polypus in gold, by---Duke of D-v-nfh--e.
A Balance-Master---E. B--ke, Esq;
A Roman Praetor in lead---B--I-w T--ch---k, Esq;
A Wrestler in marble---Colonel B--.é.
A Cicero in oil---Lord C-md-n.
Ditto kitcat---Lord Ly---t-n.
A near View of the Island of Angleea--Lord V-.l--a.
A Cincinnatus-- Marquis of R--k-----m.
A Gladiator---Lord Sh--b--ne.
Those marked thus *, it is thought cannot be purchased at any price.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Political
Taxation Oppression
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Political Satire
British Nobility
Art Catalogue
Mock Portraits
Taxation Mockery
What entities or persons were involved?
From The Craftsman
Literary Details
Author
From The Craftsman
Subject
Catalogue Of Pictures And Statues For A Great Edifice
Form / Style
Satirical Prose Catalogue
Key Lines
A Tax Gatherer, In Transparent Painting Lord N..Tb.
A Slave Market On The Coast Of America Lord H. Lb Gh.
Belial, In Alabaster, With The Following Character From Milton : "He Seemed For Dignity Composed And High Exploit,
But All Was False And Hollow." The Same.
An Olive Branch,
Worked In A Gold Ground, Reckoned By Connoisseurs The Richest Piece In England Duke Of B .F D.