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Strolling actresses dressing in a barn
Title
[Strolling actresses dressing in a barn] [graphic] / invented, painted, engraved, & publish'd by Wm. Hogarth, March the 25, 1738, according to act of Parliament.
Edition
[State 3].
Publication
[London] : [Wm. Hogarth], [25 March 1738]
Physical Description
1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 44.8 x 57 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title and state from Paulson.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Summary
"Nine actresses and four child actors dressed as classical deities preparing for a performance; among props and costumes are kittens playing with an orb and lyre, a monkey urinating in a helmet and a baby being fed by a child dressed as an eagle."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 16, 2022
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 3, no. 2403
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 150
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 156
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1738.
Etchings - England - London - 1738.
Engravings - England - London - 1738.
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