A Midnight Modern Conversation
A Midnight Modern Conversation
A Midnight Modern Conversation
A Midnight Modern Conversation

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A Midnight Modern Conversation,

1732 – 1733

William Hogarth, 1697–1764; born and died London, England
x1988-28

Information

Title
A Midnight Modern Conversation
Dates

1732 – 1733

Maker
William Hogarth
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 34.5 x 47 cm (13 9/16 x 18 1/2 in.) sheet: 49 × 65.5 cm. (19 5/16 × 25 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William H. Walker II
Object Number
x1988-28
Inscription
Titled and inscribed in plate, lower center: A Midnight Modern Conversation / Wm Hogarth Inv't Pinxt e sculpt
Reference Numbers
Paulson 128
Culture
British, European
Type
engravings, etchings, prints
Subject
drinking glasses, figures (representations), men, sitting, dining tables

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