Hogarth painting the comic muse. Etching after W. Hogarth.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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1764
Reference:
39201i
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Hogarth painting the comic muse. Etching after W. Hogarth. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Thalia is holding a book, the attribute of Rhetoric. The "Analysis" is propped against the easel and Thalia's mask is that of a satyr

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1764.

Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 37.2 x 34.4 cm

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Lettering

William Hogarth 1764 Lettering within the print: "Comedy 1764"

References note

R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, 3 ed., London 1989, p.170 [204a]

Reference

Wellcome Collection 39201i

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