The Laughing Audience

1733

William Hogarth

Associated Names
William Hogarth

Artist, English, 1697 - 1764

The image depicts various people in a detailed engraving style. In the upper portion, there are two women on the left and a man wearing a coat and spectacles engaged in conversation, and another playful couple to their right. In the lower half, several men are shown standing or seated with varied expressions. The background includes textured wall details and paneling, indicating a social setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.8 × 22 cm (10 3/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.79

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Paulson 1965, no. 130, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1965

  • Paulson, Ronald. Hogarth's Graphic Works. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965. Rev. ed., 1970.

Wikidata ID

Q65087401

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