Hogarth's Crest
William Hogarth|John Barlow
1782–1800
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 3/16 x 2 13/16 in. (8.1 x 7.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.1470
Tags
Insignia
About the Artist
William Hogarth|John Barlow · 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...