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William Hogarth from the original picture in the collection of John & Josiah Boydell
Title
William Hogarth [realia] : from the original picture in the collection of John & Josiah Boydell / painted by W. Hogarth ; engraved by Benj. Smith.
Manufacture
[London] : Published June 4, 1795, by J. & J. Boydell, No. 90 Cheapside; & at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, [4 June 1795]
Physical Description
1 item : copper printing plate ; 40 x 30 cm
Notes
Title from item.
Plate engraved after the original oil painting, done in 1745, now in the Tate Gallery, London. Hogarth himself engraved this image in 1749; cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 181.
On verso, stamp of the copperplate manufacturer: [Whitto]w & Son, N. 43 Shoe Lane, Holborn, London.
For the print produced from this plate, see: Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, v. 2, page 538, no. 10.
Exhibited: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Provenance
Bernard Quaritch; Sale Christie's May 22, 1984, Lot 90; Thomas Agnew & Sons, London.
Summary
Copy of a self-portrait by William Hogarth; the artist is portrayed as if on an oval canvas resting on a pile of books; in the foreground, his dog Trump, his burin and palette.
Format
Other
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 09, 2022
Genre/Form
Stipple engravings - England - London - 1795.
Self-portraits.
Printing plates.
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