Surprised Woman from Hogarth's "Morning"
October 1788
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 5/16 x 5 3/8 in. (16 x 13.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession Number
32.35(246)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Surprised Woman from Hogarth's "Morning*, a captivating etching produced in October 1788 by Richard Livesay and Thomas King the original painting by William Hogarth. just 6 5/16 x 5 3/8 inches, this intimate print captures a startled woman in a moment of disheveled surprise, her wide eyes and tousled attire frozen in exquisite detail. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it exemplifies the enduring appeal of Hogarth's satirical genius. Hogarth (1697–1764), a pioneering English artist, created "Morning" around 1738 as part of his renowned serie...
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Richard Livesay|Thomas King · 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...