William Hogarth
Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn

Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn

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Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn
ArtistEnglish, 1697–1764
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn
DateMay 1738
MediumEngraving and etching on laid paper, state II/IV
DimensionsPlate: 17 11/16 × 22 3/16 in. (44.9 × 56.4 cm)
 Sheet: 18 × 24 in. (45.7 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Julie T. Dokell
Object number2014.907.25
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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
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 the 25, 1738, According to Act of Parliament.
Catalogue raisonnéPaulson 150 [156]

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