William Hogarth

DateCa. 1770

After work by William Hogarth 1697 - 1764

Publisher John Hinton fl. 1739 - 1781

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching

DimensionsOH: 8" x OW: 4 7/8"; Plate: H: 4 1/4" x W: 7"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1993-32

DescriptionUpper margin reads: "Engraved for the Universal Magazine."
Tablet on plinth: "WILLIAM HOGARTH."
Lower margin reads: "Eye Nature's Walks, shoot folly as it flies,/ And catch the Manners living as they rise." / Pope./ Printed for I. Hinton, at the Kings Arms, in Paternoster Row."ProvenanceBefore 1993, Bookpress, Ltd. (Williamsburg, VA); 1993-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).