Sarah Malcolm
late 18th–19th century
Medium
Engraving and stipple
Dimensions
plate: 8 15/16 x 8 15/16 in. (22.7 x 22.7 cm) sheet: 9 1/4 x 9 5/16 in. (23.5 x 23.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.32
Tags
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Sarah Malcolm · 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...