Sarah Malcolm after Hogarth - Original Engraving by Thomas Clerk
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An original line engraving with the portrait of Sarah Malcolm in her cell, after the composition William Hogarth took from life a few days before the accused was executed. Engraved by Thomas Clerk and published in London by Robert Scholey.
An original line engraving with the portrait of Sarah Malcolm in her cell, after the composition William Hogarth took from life a few days before the accused was executed. Engraved by Thomas Clerk and published in London by Robert Scholey.
Hogarth visited Sarah Malcolm in Newgate in 1733, accused of the triple murder at the Temple, and painted her two days before her hanging; the resulting print was one of the most widely circulated of his output. This is number 68 of the reduced edition.
Medium: copper engraving on paper
Artist / after: William Hogarth
Engraver: Thomas Clerk
Source: The Works of William Hogarth, published in London by Robert Scholey; no. 68
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.4 in (14 x 21.4 cm)
Condition: good; paper lightly toned, with isolated rust spots in the margins
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An original line engraving with the portrait of Sarah Malcolm in her cell, after the composition William Hogarth took from life a few days before the accused was executed. Engraved by Thomas Clerk and published in London by Robert Scholey.