Royal Masquerade Somerset House
William Hogarth|Thomas Cook
October 21, 1805
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 15/16 x 22 5/8 in. (45.6 x 57.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession Number
1974.506.1
Tags
DanceInteriorsMenWomen
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Thomas Cook · 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...