Original steel engraving of "A Midnight Modern Conversation", one of the most popular scenes by William Hogarth: the night-time gathering degenerated into drunkenness around the punch bowl, with the clock striking four in the morning. Engraved by T. Phillibrown after the original painting by Hogarth.
Original steel engraving of "A Midnight Modern Conversation", one of the most popular scenes by William Hogarth: the night-time gathering degenerated into drunkenness around the punch bowl, with the clock striking four in the morning. Engraved by T. Phillibrown after the original painting by Hogarth.
Medium: Steel engraving
Artist / after: William Hogarth
Engraver / lithographer: T. Phillibrown
Date: 19th century
Dimensions: Image 5.9 x 4.3 in (15 x 11 cm); sheet 11.9 x 8.8 in (30.2 x 22.4 cm)
Condition: Good condition; clean sheet with wide margins, with the slight toning natural to the paper.