Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British, A Midnight Modern Conversation, 1733
- Title:
- A Midnight Modern Conversation
- Date:
- 1733
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching with line engraving
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 1/2 × 18 5/8 inches (34.3 × 47.3 cm), Plate: , Image:
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image: "Think not to find one meant Resemblance there | We lash the Vices but the Persons space | Prints should be prized as authros should be read | A Midnight Modern Conversation | Wm. Hogarth, Inv't, Pinx't. & Sculp't. | Who sharply smile prevailing Folly dead | So Rabilacs 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 by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:82102
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