Paul Before Felix Burlesqued
William Hogarth
May 1, 1751
Medium
Etching and engraving with some mezzotint tone; fourth state of five
Dimensions
plate: 10 5/16 x 13 7/8 in. (26.2 x 35.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.5
Tags
MenWomenDogs
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...