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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:
Columbus Breaking the Egg
Date:
1752
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/4 × 7 1/2 inches (19.7 × 19.1 cm), Image: 5 1/2 × 7 inches (14 × 17.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: " - 5. - "

Lettered below image, lower center: "Rec'd of | five shillings being the first Payment for a short Tract in Quarto | call'd the Analysis of Beauty; wherein Forms are consider'd in a new | light, to which will be added two explanatory Prints serious and | comical, Engrav'd on large Copper Plates fit to frame for Furniture."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art,Gift of Suzanne and William H. Speaker
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2019.24.40
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:82125
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