The Five Orders of Periwigs
William Hogarth
1761
Medium
Etching; second state of two
Dimensions
plate: 11 7/8 x 8 11/16 in. (30.1 x 22 cm) sheet: 14 7/16 x 10 3/8 in. (36.6 x 26.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.592
Tags
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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...