Key with List of Performers to: The Indian Emperor, or, The Conquest of Mexico, Act 4, scene 4
William Hogarth|John & Josiah Boydell|John Dryden
February 1, 1791
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. (15 x 21.2 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(250)
Tags
MenWomenDancing
About the Artist
William Hogarth|John & Josiah Boydell|John Dryden · 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...