A detail of a cockfight. Etching by E. Riepenhausen after W. Hogarth.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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39216i
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Description

One man (a Quaker) is sneezing, a farrier (with horseshoes on his shoulder belt) is leaving and a man in a skullcap with a wart on his forehead is writing down bets. See also Wellcome Library catalogue no. 39215i

Physical description

1 print : etching ; image 9.1 x 5.1 cm

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Lettering

Bears a letter top middle : "A" and the figures are numbered from 1-4

References note

R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, 3 ed., London 1989, p. 172 [206]

Reference

Wellcome Collection 39216i

Reproduction note

The print is part of a series of copies of Hogarth's prints, see also Wellcome Library catalogue no. 39215i

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