Thomas Morell, S.T.P.- S.S.A.
Medium
Engraving; third state of three
Dimensions
sheet: 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. (21 x 14.9 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(186)
Tags
BooksMenWriting
About the Artist
William Hogarth|James Basire, the elder|Thomas Morell · 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...