A Stand of Arms, Musical Instruments, etc.
William Hogarth
March 1749–50
Medium
Engraving and etching; only state
Dimensions
plate: 7 1/16 x 9 1/8 in. (18 x 23.2 cm) sheet: 7 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. (20 x 25.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry Shaw Newman, 1954
Accession Number
54.518
Tags
WeaponsCoat of Arms
About the Artist
William Hogarth · 1697–1764
William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter, printmaker, and pictorial satirist who became the first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad. Born into poverty in London, the son of a failed schoolmaster who was imprisoned for debt, Hogarth's early experiences with the harsh realities of 18th-century urban life profoundly shaped his artistic vision. After apprenticing with si...