[Hogarth painting the comic muse] [graphic].
- Creator:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker.
- Edition:
- [State 5].
- Published/Created:
- [London]
[Wm. Hogarth],
publish'd as the act directs, March 29, 1758. - Physical Description:
- 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; sheet 40.1 x 35.6 cm
- Notes:
- CtY-LW
In the 4th state the date of publication was been added, and Hogarth is no longer smiling. In this state the mouth has been again altered. "The face engrav'd by Wm. Hogarth" has been erased with faint traces remaining. See Paulson for other changes to the plate.
Lettered within image on print in portfolio at base of easel: Analysis o...
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Title, state, and publisher from Paulson. - Abstract:
- "Self-portrait of Hogarth painting the Comic Muse, after the painting in the National Portrait Gallery; the artist is seated looking to right, wearing an indoor cap and a loose coat, he holds a palette, brushes and palette knife while a pot of oil is on the floor beside the chair; in a niche in the wall behind the easel is a volume of prints and a burin; leaning against the leg of the easel, a copy of the "Analysis of Beauty" and the accompanying print, Plate I (Paulson 195)."--British Museum online catalogue.
- Variant Titles:
- Wm. Hogarth serjeant painter to His Majesty
William Hogarth serjeant painter to His Majesty - Topics:
- Artists--British.
Painting. - Topics:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Hogarth, William,--1697-1764--Portraits.
Perrins, Charles William Dyson,--1864-1958--Ownership.
Steevens, George,--1736-1800--Ownership. - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Annotations (Provenance)--18th century.--CtY-LW
Engravings--England--London--1758.
Self-portraits--England--1758. - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Prints & Photographs
- Rights:
- These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 H67 800 (Oversize)
- Orbis Record:
- 12820722
- Yale Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Digital Collection:
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Local Record Number:
- lwlpr26244
- Citation:
- Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 204
- OID:
- 16945082
- PID:
- digcoll:4889808
