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after William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British, Lewis Theobald: Detail of the Poet, undated

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Creator:

after William Hogarth, born in London, England, 1697; active in England; died in London, England, 1764

Title:

Lewis Theobald: Detail of the Poet

Date:

undated

Materials & Techniques:

Etching on medium, smooth, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 1/2 inches (32.1 × 24.1 cm), Plate: 6 1/2 × 4 1/8 inches (16.5 × 10.5 cm), Image: 5 1/2 × 4 inches (14 × 10.2 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Mi. 358 | 3"

Lettered inside image, upper left: "Popes Lettrs. | Veni Vidi Vici 1735 | to Curll"; lower right: "Poverty | a Poem"; lower right: "Bysshe"; below image, lower left: "Wm. Hogarth pinxt."; lower center: "LEWIS THEOBALD. | Studious he sate, with all his books around, | Sinking from thought to thought, a vast profund: | Plung'd for his sense, but found no bottom there; | Then writ, and flounder'd on, in mere despair. | Dunciad Book 1, line 3."

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