William Hogarth
The 4 Times of Day, Night

ArtistEnglish, 1697–1764
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • The 4 Times of Day, Night
DateMarch/May 1738
MediumEngraving and etching on laid paper, state I/II
DimensionsPlate: 19 3/16 × 15 15/16 in. (48.7 × 40.5 cm)
Sheet: 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Julie T. Dokell
Object number2014.907.24
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Provenance[Spencer A. Samuels and Company, New York, by 1984]; Edward Joseph Hudson, New York, 1984-mid-late 1980s; given to Julie T. Dokell, Houston, mid-late 1980s-2014; given to MFAH, by 2014.
Exhibition History"The Rowdy London of William Hogarth: Engravings from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 11—April 1, 1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed bottom left below image: Invented Painted Engraved & Published by Wm Hogarth March,25.1738.According to Act of Par.nt
Printed bottom center below image: NIGHT
Catalogue raisonnéPaulson 149 [155]

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