William Hogarth
Boys Peeping at Nature

ArtistEnglish, 1697–1764
Titles
  • Boys Peeping at Nature
Date1731–1751
MediumEtching
Dimensions151 × 127 mm
Plate or block: 6 × 5 in. (15.2 × 12.7 cm)
Sheet (sheet): 7 3/16 × 8in. (18.3 × 20.3cm)
Mat (mat): 15 1/8 × 11 3/4in. (38.4 × 29.8cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1997.24
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Object Type
Provenance[Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt-am-Main]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1997.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Receiv'd . . . of . . . / 5 Shillings being the first Payment for two large Prints / one representing Moses brought to Pharoah's [sic] Daughter. / The other St. Paul before Felix, wch I Promise to deliver / when finish'd, on Receiving 5 Shillings more. / N.B. They will be Seven and Six Pence / each Print, after the time of Subscribing.

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