An Answer to the Print of John Wilkes Esq. by Wm. Hogarth

1763

British 18th Century, after William Hogarth

Associated Names
British 18th Century

Artist

William Hogarth

Artist After, English, 1697 - 1764

The image features two individuals and a dog seated. The central figure is a man in a chair holding an artist's palette and brushes with curly hair under a wide-brimmed hat. Beside him is an intricately carved chair arm with a satyr face. Behind him, an older woman holds a mirror and a book. A dog stands next to the man. The setting includes an artist's workspace with a large canvas on an easel and a mug inscribed with "The laurel is for comic Art." The background is shaded with lines.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(R. E. Lewis, San Francisco, 14 September 1984); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1870

  • Stephens, Frederic George, and Mary Dorothy George, Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. London, 1870: no. 4051

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: An Answer to the Print of IOHN WILKES ESQR. by Wm. Hogarth. / Sold in Leicester Fields Price 6 Pence.; center left in image: 300 per / Ann for / distorting / features; center right in image: Colour to / blacken fair / Charachters

Wikidata ID

Q77259402

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