Object Number 1985.0159

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

TASTE in HIGH LIFE.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

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

Creator (Role)

William Hogarth (Painter)
1697-10/26/1764

Samuel Phillips (Engraver)

Boydell and Co. (Publisher)
c. 1777-1819

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1822-1849

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; W. Hogarth Pinx.\t
2. Inscription; Center beneath image; London Published March 1. 1808, by BOYDELL & C.\o 90 Cheapside
3. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; Sam.\l Phillips Sculp.\t
4. Inscription; Bottom center; Drawn from the Original Picture painted by Hogarth in 1742, in the possession of John Birch Esq..\r to whom this Plate is humbly dedicated by his obliged Serv..\t/ Sam..\l Phillips.

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

19 (H) , 25.2 (W) , 14.8 (Image H) , 17.46 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

48.2 (H) , 64 (W) , 14.8 (Image H) , 17.46 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at right. W at bottom. Plate H: 15.3 in. (38.9 cm). Plate W: 18.2 in. (46.3 cm).

Watermark

none

Object Description

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