The politician [graphic] / Willm. Hogarth invt. ; etch'd by J.K. Sherwin.

[London] : Pubd. as the act directs by Jane Hogarth, 177[5]

1 print : etching ; plate mark 36.1 x 27 cm

wove paper.

George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.

A politician sits center in a chair before a table with a single candlestick on top. He holds the candle itself in his hand as he closely examines a sheet of paper, oblivious to the fact that the candle is burning a hole in the brim of his hat. A copy after Hogarth without the two wall maps.

English

February 17, 2016

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 2, no. 1978

Politicians > Great Britain.