Object Number 1985.0157.003

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

A Rake's Progress, Plate 4

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin G. Schorsch, Jr.

Creator (Role)

William Hogarth (Designer, painter and engraver)
1697-10/26/1764

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1822-1849

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom center; Invented Painted .\& Engrav'd by W.\m Hogarth & Publish'd June y.\e 25. 1735. According to Act of Parliament.___

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

18.6 (H) , 19.7 (W) , 13.67 (Image H) , 15.44 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

47.3 (H) , 50 (W) , 13.67 (Image H) , 15.44 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at right. W at top. Plate H: 14.2 in. (36.0 cm). Plate W: 16.13 in. (40.98 cm).

State

Restrike

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

Alterations from third state including additional cross-hatching on postbox and the addition of the work "BLACKS" on the postbox are visible. This impression indicates that the plate was badly worn before extensive re-engravinfg was executed in the foreground. The lettering is quite broken.

Object Description

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