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Creator:
Print made by William Hogarth, born in London, England, 1697; active in England; died in London, England, 1764
after William Hogarth, born in London, England, 1697; active in England; died in London, England, 1764
Title:
A Midnight Modern Conversation
Date:
1733
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving; second state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 18 5/8 inches (34.3 × 47.3 cm), Image: 12 3/4 × 17 7/8 inches (32.4 × 45.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered inside image, center right: "Freemans | Best"; center right: "London Journall | The | Craftsman"; below image, lower center: "A MIDNIGHT MODERN CONVERSATION | Wm. Hogarth Invt. Pinxt & Sculpt.--" lower left: "Think not to find one meant Resemblance there | We lash the Vices but the Persons spare | Prints should be prizd as Authors should be read"; lower right: "Who sharply smile prevailing Folly dead | So Rabilaes Laught & so Cervantes Thought | So Nature dictated what Art has Taught."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art,Gift of Suzanne and William H. Speaker
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2019.24.17
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:82102
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