King Henry the Eighth and Anna Bullen
William Hogarth
19th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 19 x 15 1/16 in. (48.3 x 38.2 cm) sheet: 21 13/16 x 17 7/16 in. (55.4 x 44.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of J. R. Watkins, 1942
Accession Number
42.16.75
Tags
InteriorsHenry VIIIQueensMenWomen
About the Artist
William Hogarth · 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...