Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn
William Hogarth
May 1738
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 42.3 × 53.8 cm (16 11/16 × 21 3/16 in.); Plate: 45 × 56.1 cm (17 3/4 × 22 1/8 in.); Sheet: 49.3 × 62.8 cm (19 7/16 × 24 3/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
80820
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...