Tail-Piece
November 27, 1781
Medium
Etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Plate: 7 15/16 x 15 3/8 in. (20.2 x 39.1 cm) Sheet: 9 15/16 x 17 3/4 in. (25.3 x 45.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.888-56
Tags
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Richard Livesay · 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...