Jenny Cameron
February 8, 1788
Medium
Stipple engraving, printed in brown ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 13/16 x 9 7/8 in. (27.5 x 25.1 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(193)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Jenny Cameron*, a delicate stipple engraving from February 8, 1788, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department This intimate portrait, measuring 10 13/16 x 9 7/8 inches, captures a woman—likely Jean Cameron of Glessary—rendered in warm brown ink. Associated with the renowned satirist William Hogarth engraver John Clarke, it late 18th-century printmaking, bridging painting and mass reproduction. Stipple engraving, the chosen technique, employs fine dots to build subtle tones and textures, ideal for soft, lifelike portraits. Unlike bolder line engravings, stip...
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Jean Cameron of Glendessary|John Clarke · 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...