William Hogarth
William Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse

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Artist William Hogarth English, 1697–1764

CultureEnglish

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William Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse

DateMarch 1758

MediumEtching and engraving

Dimensions403 × 351 mm
Plate: 15 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (40.3 x 35.2 cm)
Mat: 27 × 23 in. (68.6 × 58.4 cm)
Frame: 27 5/8 x 24 5/8 in. (70.2 x 62.5 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Object numberBF.1983.5.1

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Provenance[Andrew Edmunds, London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1983.

Exhibition History"Hidden Layers: Painting and Process in Europe, 1500–1800," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 26–September 3, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscriptions: on the book held by the painting on the canvas: Comedy; on the print in the volume at lower right: ANALYSIS; below the image: Wm Hogarth SERJEANT PAINTER to His MAJESTY. / Publish'd as the Act directs, march 29 1758

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