The Times, Plate 2
William Hogarth|John & Josiah Boydell
May 29, 1790
Medium
Etching and engraving; fourth state of four
Dimensions
sheet: 10 x 12 5/16 in. (25.4 x 31.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.2853
Tags
SatireLondonBuildingsFountainsMen
About the Artist
William Hogarth|John & Josiah Boydell · 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...