[Bust of Hesiod] [art original].

Description

Title: [Bust of Hesiod] [art original].
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist
Published / Created: [approximately 1727]
Publication Place: England
Description: Title and approximate date from Oppé.
Unsigned; attributed to William Hogarth.
A drawing related to Hogarth's engraved frontispiece to Thomas Cooke's 'The Works of Hesiod' (1728). Cf. Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 111.
Provenance: Probably Samuel Ireland (1744-1800); his sale, Christies, 6/5/1797, lot 128 (to H. P. Standly); his sale, Christie's 14/4/1845, lot 1050 (to Graves); [...]; Capel Cure Sale, Sotheby's 15/5/1905, lot 102 (to James Tregaskis 1850-1926); [...]; Carl Robert Rudolf (1884-1974) (L.2811b), his stamp on the previous mount. Purchased by The Lewis Walpole Library from Abbott and Holder, January 2025.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 18.3 x 14 cm, matted to 33 x 27 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)