The Distressed Poet
William Hogarth|Dent
ca. 1800
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 11/16 x 3 1/4 in. (6.8 x 8.2 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(156)
Tags
InteriorsMenWomenCatsDogsWriting
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Dent · 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...