Object Number 1985.0157.002

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

A Rake's Progress, Plate 2

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 &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)

18.5 (H) , 19.7 (W) , 13.7 (Image H) , 15.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

47.1 (H) , 50 (W) , 13.7 (Image H) , 15.3 (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

State four includes the change of spelling of "Horlot" to "Harlot" in line 1 of the first column of verse. The floor under the dancing master's feet was darkened. In this impression the original engraving is worn to a nearly invisible line, and extensive re-engraving has been laid over.

Object Description

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