Southwark Fair
William Hogarth
1733/34
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 34.5 × 45.5 cm (13 5/8 × 17 15/16 in.); Plate: 36.5 × 47.5 cm (14 3/8 × 18 3/4 in.); Sheet: 38.5 × 49.9 cm (15 3/16 × 19 11/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
80801
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...