Artist
William Hogarth English, 1697–1764
CultureEnglish
Titles
- The Battle of the Pictures
DateFebruary 1744/1745
MediumEtching
Dimensions196 × 210 mm
Plate or block: 7 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (19.7 × 21 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (21.6 × 24.3 cm)
Plate or block: 7 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (19.7 × 21 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 9 9/16 in. (21.6 × 24.3 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1983.5.88
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscriptions: above image: The Bearer hereof is Entitled (if he thinks proper,) to be a Bidder for Mr. Hogarth's Pictures, which are to be Sold on the Last day of this Month; on the canvases at left: Do. and Dto; on the paper at lower left: The Battle of the Pictures; on the painting of Saint Francis in Prayer: 100 £
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William Hogarth
May 1738
Etching and engraving
BF.1983.5.24
