William Hog-garth Esq. Drawn from the Life
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 10 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (26.7 x 17.1 cm) sheet: 13 5/8 x 8 13/16 in. (34.6 x 22.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.888-516
Tags
About the Artist
William Hogarth|John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute|Anonymous, British, 18th century · 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...