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William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British, The Distrest Poet, 1740
- Title:
- The Distrest Poet
- Additional Title(s):
- The Distressed Poet
- Date:
- 1740
- Materials & Techniques:
- Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 1/4 x 15 3/16in. (31.1 x 38.6cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper right: "A View of the Gold | Mines of Peru"; center right: "Riches | a Poem"; center right: "BYSSHE"; lower center: "Grubstreet Journall"; below image, lower right: "Invented Painted Engraved & Publish'd by Wm. Hogarth December. the 15. 1740, According to Act of Parliament."; lower center: "THE DISTREST POET."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.1429
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42011
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