Chapter 1

VOYAGE TO LISBON--DEATH

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _From photographs by Marie Léon_.

Henry Fielding _From a miniature now in the possession of Mr Ernest Fielding._

Sharpham House, showing the room in which Fielding was born _from a print published in 1826_.

Sir Henry Gould _From a mezzotint by J. Hardy_.

Eton--1742 _From an engraving of a drawing by Cozens_.

Anne Oldfield _From a mezzotint of a painting by J. Richardson_.

Leyden--1727 _From an engraving of a drawing by C. Pronk_.

Kitty Clive as Philida _From a mezzotint of a painting by Veter van Bleeck, junr. 1735._

Frontispiece to Fielding's "Tom Thumb" _By Hogarth_.

The Close, Salisbury--1798 _From an acquatint of a drawing by E. Dayes_.

Charlcombe Church, near Bath _From an engraving of a drawing made in 1784_.

Fielding's house, East Stour, Dorsetshire _From a print published in Hutchins' "History of Dorsetshire," 1813_.

Sir Robert Walpole--1740 _From a contemporary cartoon_.

"Pasquin" _From a cartoon depicting a scene in "Pasquin" in which Harlequinades, etc., triumph aver legitimate drama. Pope is leaving a box. The Signature "W. Hogarth" is doubtful_.

Cartoon celebrating the success of "Pasquin" _From a contemporary cartoon showing Fielding, supported by Shakespeare, receiving an ample reward, while to Harlequin and his other opponents is accorded a halter_.

The Little Theatre in the Haymarket _From an engraving by Dale, showing the demolition of the Little Theatre in 1821_.

The Green Room, Drury Lane _From the painting by Hogarth, in the possession of Sir Edward Tennant_.

The Temple--1738 _From an engraving of a drawing by J. Nicholas_.

Henry Fielding holding the Banner of the "Champion" newspaper _From a contemporary cartoon showing Sir Robert Walpole laughing at the "Funeral" of an Opposition Motion in Parliament_.

Cartoon showing Fielding, in Wig and Gown, as a supporter of the Opposition _From a print of 1741_.

Henry Fielding reading at the Bedford Arms _From the frontispiece to Sir John Fielding's "Jests."_

Assignment for "Joseph Andrews" _From the autograph now in the South Kensington Museum_.

Beaufort Buildings, Strand, in 1725 _From a watercolour drawing by Paul Sandby, 1725_.

Prior Park, near Bath, the seat of Ralph Allen, 1750 _From an engraving of a contemporary drawing_.

George, First Baron Lyttelton _From a portrait by an unknown artist_.

Theatre Ticket for Fielding's "Mock Doctor" _The signature "W. Hogarth" is doubtful_.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu--1710 _From an engraving by Caroline Watson, from a miniature in the possession of the Marquis of Bute_.

The Bow Street Police Court, Sir John Fielding presiding _From the "Newgate Calendar"_, 1795.

Edward Moore _From a frontispiece in Chalmers' "British Essayists"_ 1817.

Sir John Fielding _From a mezzotint of a painting by Nathaniel Hone, R.A._

Ralph Allen _From a chalk drawing by W. Hoare, R.A._

Henry Fielding _From an engraving of a pen and ink sketch, made by Hogarth after Fielding's death_.

Henry Fielding, defending Betty Canning from her accusers, the Lord Mayor, Dr Hill, and the Gipsy _From a contemporary print, now first reproduced, and the only known sketch of Fielding made during his lifetime_.

Justice Saunders Welch _From an engraving of a sketch by Hogarth_.

Ryde--1795 _From an engraving of a drawing by Charles Tomkins_.

Lisbon--1793 _From a mezzotint of a drawing by Noel_.

The design on the cover is a copy, slightly enlarged, of an impression of Fielding's seal, attached to an autograph letter in the British Museum.

HENRY FIELDING