Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse
Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse
Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse
Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse

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Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse,

1758

William Hogarth, 1697–1764; born and died London, England
x1954-68

Information

Title
Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse
Dates

1758

Maker
William Hogarth
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 40.2 × 35 cm. (15 13/16 × 13 3/4 in.) sheet: 57.5 x 36 cm (22 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Henry K. Dick, Class of 1909
Object Number
x1954-68
Inscription
Inscibed and dated in plate, lower center: Wm Hogarth Sergeant Painter to His Majesty. / Publish'd as the ct directs. March 29 1758.
Culture
British, European
Type
prints, engravings
Subject
easels, painters (artists), oil painting, men, self-portraits

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