The March to Finchley (A Representation of the March of the Guards towards Scotland in the Year 1745)
William Hogarth|Luke Sullivan
December 31, 1750
Medium
Etching and engraving; fifth state of eight
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 x 21 15/16 in. (43.2 x 55.8 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(215)
Tags
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About the Artist
William Hogarth|Luke Sullivan · 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...