O the Roast Beef of Old England--The Gate of Caiais

O the Roast Beef of Old England--The Gate of Caiais by William Hogarth|Charles Mosley

Medium

Etching and engraving; second state of two

Dimensions

plate: 14 15/16 x 18 1/8 in. (38 x 46 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.114

Tags

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About the Artist

William Hogarth|Charles Mosley · 16971764

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...

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