The Humours and Diversions of the Southwark Fair / Les Bizarerries et Les Plaisirs de La Foire de Southwark
William Hogarth
1733–1825 [after 1733 oriiginal]
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 9 13/16 x 13 3/4 in. (24.9 x 35 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.3442-105
Tags
HorsesPerformanceBuildingsCrowdFlags
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...