[Hogarth painting the comic muse] [graphic].

Description

Title: [Hogarth painting the comic muse] [graphic].
Alternative Title: William Hogarth 1764
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: [1764]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Wm. Hogarth
Abstract: A self-portrait of Hogarth painting Thalia, the Comic Muse holding a satyr's mask in her left hand and a book in her right hand. On the pillar to her left is engraved the words "Comedy 1764." Hogarth is seated in a chair leaning forward toward the easel, looking to right, wearing an indoor cap and a loose coat; he holds a palette, brushes and palette knife, a pot of oil on the floor beside the chair. A volume of prints and a burin can be seen in a niche in the wall behind the easel. Leaning against the leg of the easel is a copy of "Analysis of Beauty", the accompanying print protruding from its pages
Description: Title, state, publisher, and date from Paulson.
After the painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 40.3 x 35 cm, on sheet 57 x 42.7 cm.
Mounted on leaf 59 x 46 cm.
Plate 1 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Provenance: Formerly owned by Queen Charlotte, the album bound according to Her Majesty's direction. Purchased by W.S. Lewis at Sotheby's, Miss M.A.E. Crofton sale, lot 341; 15 November 1960.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 40.3 x 36 cm, on sheet 60.8 x 48 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 7].
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 75 H67 764 (Oversize)
Collection Title: Plate 1. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Collection / Other Creator: Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, collector.
Collection Date: [England], [1732-1764]