The Beggar's Opera
Medium
Etching and engraving; sixth state of six
Dimensions
sheet: 9 13/16 x 10 13/16 in. (25 x 27.4 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(74)
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
William Hogarth|John Bowles|Anonymous, British, 18th century|John Gay · 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...