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William Hogarth (1697-1764)
A Midnight Modern Conversation 1733
Etching and engraving, printed in red | 35.9 x 48.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811532
William Hogarth (1697-1764)
A Midnight Modern Conversation 1733
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A print showing a drunken scene in a coffee house. Hogarth warned against finding individual likenesses in this depiction of drunks, noting that ‘We lash the Vices but the Persons spare’. His title mocks the fashionable ‘Conversation Piece’ group portrait. This impression is one of a number printed in red for print collectors who sought out interesting impressions. Hogarth was as aware of his market as of the follies of his peers.
Provenance
Royal Collection by 1845 (when listed by John Glover, Librarian)
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Medium and techniques
Etching and engraving, printed in red
Measurements
35.9 x 48.4 cm (sheet of paper)
34.2 x 46.9 cm (platemark)
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