Columbus breaking the egg; he is surrounded by five men around a dinner table with a plate of eels before them. Etching by William Hogarth.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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Decem. 1. 1753
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39193i
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Columbus breaking the egg; he is surrounded by five men around a dinner table with a plate of eels before them. Etching by William Hogarth. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The composition is ironically based on Leonardo's "Last supper" and the two eels on the plate form "The line of beauty"

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], Decem. 1. 1753.

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 14.5 x 18.1 cm

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Design'd & etch'd by Wm. Hogarth Decem. 1. 1753

References note

R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, 3 ed., London 1989, p. 156 [194]

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Wellcome Collection 39193i

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