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Print (Etching)
John Wilkes Esq,,\r
William Hogarth
May 16 1763 (1763-1763)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Hogarth (Draftsman, etcher and publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1976.0048
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1976.0048
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
John Wilkes Esq,,\r
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
William Hogarth (Draftsman, etcher and publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
May 16 1763 (1763-1763)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: Drawn from the Life and Etch'd in Aquafortis by Will,\m Hogarth.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament May y\e 16. 1763.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Social/political commentary
- Caricature
- John Wilkes
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched with burin work
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
13.6 (H) x 8.6 (W) x 12.2 (Image H) x 8.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
34.6 (H) x 21.9 (W) x 31.1 (Image H) x 21.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 13.3 in. (33.9 cm). Plate W: 8.5 in. (21.6 cm). Chain intervals: 3.8-3.9 cm; laid lines 6 per cm.
Publisher Summary
W. Hogarth
Publisher Date
05/16/1763
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
W. Hogarth
Edition Watermark
Dovecoat (Heawood nos. 1228-1238).
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 40, pp. 116-7.Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 85, p. 137.Book: The British Museum & Stephens, Frederic George. 1883 Catalogue of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum: Political and Personal Satires. 4.
• Print listed as no. 4050, pp. 278-82.Book: Paulson, Ronald. 1970 Hogarth's Graphic Works. 1.
• Print listed as no. 214, pp. 256-257.Book: Lu, Zhangshen. 2012 Passion for Porcelain: Masterpieces of Ceramics from the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Chinese porcelain bowl bearing same scene in reserve plus print sources: pp. 144-45, no. 031 and figs. 1-2. Includes Hogarth's "John Wilkes" 1763 portrait and Charles Maucourt's Night Amusements.