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Creator:
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:
Copyright - Act of Parliament
Date:
1767
Materials & Techniques:
Letterpress with engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 7 3/4 inches (30.8 × 19.7 cm), Binding: 12 1/8 inches (30.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "11) 8 H 18 | 18th. amendment to | 'Hogarth's' Act"

Printed on first page: "Anno Regni | GEORGE III. | REGIS | Magnæ Brittanniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, | SEPTIMO. | At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, | the Nineteenth Day of mary, Anno Dom. 1761, | in the First Year of the Reign of our Sovereign | Lord GEORGE the Third, by the Grace | of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, | King, Defender of the Faith, &c. | And from thence continued by several Prorogations to the | Eleventh Day of November, 1766, being the Sixth Session | of the Twelth Parliament of Great Britain. | LONDON: | Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent | Majesty; | and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. 1767."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art,Gift of Suzanne and William H. Speaker
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2019.24.42
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:82127
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