Four Heads from the Raphael Cartoons - Original Hogarth Etching - 1781
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Original etching by William Hogarth with four heads taken from the Raphael cartoons at Hampton Court. Studies of great freedom, etched, it seems, for the publication on those cartoons planned by his father-in-law, Sir James Thornhill, which never appeared.
Original etching by William Hogarth with four heads taken from the Raphael cartoons at Hampton Court. Studies of great freedom, etched, it seems, for the publication on those cartoons planned by his father-in-law, Sir James Thornhill, which never appeared.
So the engraved text at the foot explains, citing Horace Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting and adding that the copper was found among those left at Hogarth's death. It was published by his widow, Jane Hogarth, from the Golden Head in Leicester Fields.
Medium: Etching.
Artist / after: After the Raphael cartoons (Urbino, 1483 - Rome, 1520).
Engraver: William Hogarth (London, 1697-1764).
Date: Published May 14, 1781 by Jane Hogarth, Golden Head, Leicester Fields.
Dimensions: Plate mark 8.5 x 13.8 in (21.5 x 35 cm).
Condition: Good condition; light toning, a fold mark in the upper margin and a few small spots at the edges.
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Original etching by William Hogarth with four heads taken from the Raphael cartoons at Hampton Court. Studies of great freedom, etched, it seems, for the publication on those cartoons planned by his father-in-law, Sir James Thornhill, which never appeared.