Members of a Society of Artists that Existed About 1730

Print made by Richard Sawyer, active 1820–1830, Members of a Society of Artists that Existed About 1730, ca. 1829

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Creator:

Print made by Richard Sawyer, active 1820–1830
after William Hogarth, born in London, England, 1697; active in England; died in London, England, 1764
Published by Walter Benjamin Tiffin, 1795–1877

Title:

Members of a Society of Artists that Existed About 1730

Date:

ca. 1829

Materials & Techniques:

Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 13 7/8 × 15 7/8 inches (35.2 × 40.3 cm), Plate: 12 5/8 × 14 inches (32.1 × 35.6 cm), Image: 11 3/8 × 13 1/2 inches (28.9 × 34.3 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "(IR74/311) | Z621"

Lettered inside image, upper left: "1 Rysbrack | 2 Gibbons | 3 Laroon | 4 Kent | 5 Hamilton | 6 Dahl | 7 Vanderbank | 8 Bridgman"; center: "5 3 2 1 7 8 | 6 4"; below image, lower right: "Etched by Richd. Sawyer"; lower center: "This plate, representing portraits of the Members of a SOCIETY OF ARTISTS that existed about the year 1730, is engraved from an | original sketch in oil by William Hogarth, in the possession of the | Publisher, in which reference is made to the names of the characters upon a tablet, as above. - | London Published May 1, 1829, by W. B. Tiffin. 3, Hay Market."

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