Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British
Title:
The Cockpit
Date:
1759
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving on thin, slightly textured, blued white laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/8 × 15 1/8 inches (31.4 × 38.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper left: "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE | ET MON DROIT"; upper right: "NAN RAWLINGS"; center left: "Bets"; center: "Pay - | Pay to - | £20"; below image, lower center: "Royal Sport | Pit Ticket"; lower left: "Design'd and Engrav'd by Willm. Hogarth"; lower right: "Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Nov. 5th 1759"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection; Gift of Mr. Arthur F. Tuttle
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.331
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38048