Print, admission-ticket, William Hogarth, circa 1720

Benefit ticket for spiller: the comedian standing with a burning taper under a set of scales, on a pile of tickets for his benefit performance, handing them to people on the left who put their payment on that side of the balance, while a bailiff on the right taps him on the shoulder, holding out a writ and creditors add their bills to the balance; with a scroll looped over the top of the scales, the ends reaching a window of a tavern on the left and the window of a debtor's prison on the right; proof before letters. ?march 1720 etching. Date: circa 1720. Dimensions: Height: 91 mm (cropped); Width: 115 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Depicted People: James Spiller. Collection: British Museum. Print, admission-ticket (BM 1860,0728.58)