From an Original Sketch of William Hogarth's in the Collection of Mr. Morrison
March 1, 1782
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/16 x 15 7/16 in. (28.4 x 39.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession Number
32.35(84)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This etching, titled *From an Original Sketch of Hogarth's in the of Mr. Morrison*, captures the macabre essence of William Hogarth's original drawing through the skilled hands of engravers George Taylor and Richard Lives. Dated March 1, 1782, it reproduces a sketch once owned by collector Mr. Morrison, featuring imagery of skeletons and men—a nod to Hogarth's penchant satirical, moralistic scenes that critiqued human folly and mortality. Now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, thanks to the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund of 1932, it measures 11 3/16 x 15 7/16...
About the Artist
George Taylor|William Hogarth|Richard Livesay (British|British|British) · 1705 |1697 |1750 –1758 |1764 |1826
British, ca. 1710–1758|British, London 1697–1764 London|British, 1750–1826 Southsea, near Portsmouth, Hampshire