John Wilkes, Esq.
William Hogarth|John Wilkes
May 16, 1763
Medium
Etching and engraving; first state of two
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate): 14 5/16 x 9 3/16 in. (36.4 x 23.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.8
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
William Hogarth|John Wilkes · 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...