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Creator:
Print made by Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815
after William Hogarth, born in London, England, 1697; active in England; died in London, England, 1764
Published by Jane (Thornhill) Hogarth, 1709–1789
and Richard Livesay, 1753–1826
Title:
Sketch of a Fat Man in Profile and from the Rear
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/8 × 7 3/8 inches (14.9 × 18.7 cm), Image: 5 3/8 × 6 3/8 inches (13.7 × 16.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered inside image, upper left: "4"; lower left: "fig 2, [ . . . ]"; lower right: "fig 1, [ . . . . ]"; lower left: "W. Hogarth delt."; lower right: "F. Bartolozzi Sculpt."; below image, lower center: "Publish'd Decr. 22; 1781 by Rd. Livesay at Mrs. Hogarths Leicester Fields."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.19936
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:41357
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