William Hogarth Self-Portrait with the Comic Muse - Original Engraving
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A large sheet on heavy paper with William Hogarth's self-portrait painting the Muse of Comedy, one of his best-known prints, with his name and the date 1764 engraved in the copper itself below the image.
A large sheet on heavy paper with William Hogarth's self-portrait painting the Muse of Comedy, one of his best-known prints, with his name and the date 1764 engraved in the copper itself below the image.
The sheet comes from the John Heath edition of The Works of William Hogarth, published in London by Baldwin, Cradock and Joy about 1822: the last edition to use the artist's original coppers. The paper is watermarked 1820.
Medium: copper engraving on heavy paper
Artist and engraver: William Hogarth (1697-1764)
Source: The Works of William Hogarth, Heath edition, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, London
Date: about 1822 (the copper dated 1764; paper watermarked 1820)
Dimensions: 19.3 x 25.0 in (49 x 63.5 cm)
Condition: fair; a cut in the lower margin and small tears in the upper one, together with foxing, not affecting the image
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A large sheet on heavy paper with William Hogarth's self-portrait painting the Muse of Comedy, one of his best-known prints, with his name and the date 1764 engraved in the copper itself below the image.