Four Heads from the Raphael Cartoons at Hampton Court

c. 1729

William Hogarth

Associated Names
William Hogarth

Artist, English, 1697 - 1764

The image shows an etching of four men, each depicted from the shoulders up in various poses. The man on the left has a beard and short hair, looking to the right. The second man from the left has curly hair and faces right with a neutral expression. The third man has longer curly hair and a beard, looking directly at the viewer with his face partially in shadow. The man on the right has a full beard and wears a head wrap, facing left with eyes nearly closed. The background is plain, emphasizing the detailed features and expressions of the four men.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.4 × 41.3 cm (11 3/16 × 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.80

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Paulson 1965, no. 115, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1965

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

Wikidata ID

Q65087402

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