Object Number 1985.0157.004

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

A Rake's Progress, Plate 8

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 right; Retouch'd by the Author 1763./ Invented Painted &c by W.\m Hogarth & Publish'd According to Act of Parliament June y.\e 25. 1735.

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

18.8 (H) , 25.2 (W) , 13.6 (Image H) , 15.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

47.7 (H) , 63.9 (W) , 13.6 (Image H) , 15.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at right. W at top. Plate H: 14.12 in. (35.87 cm). Plate W: 16.1 in. (40.8 cm).

State

Restrike

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

Hogarth is responsible for strengthening parts of the original plate in 1763.

Object Description

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