Rich's Glory, or His Triumphant Entry into Covent Garden, December 1732
William Hogarth|Thomas Cook|Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme
November 1, 1809
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 5 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. (14.6 x 23.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.3442-102
Tags
ArchitectureBuildingsCrowdFlagsCarriages
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Thomas Cook|Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme · 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...