- Creator:
- Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764, Britishafter William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British
- Title:
- Columbus Breaking the Egg
- Date:
- 1753
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 1/2 × 7 1/8 inches (16.5 × 18.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
- Lettered below image, lower center: "Design'd & Etch'd by Wm: Hogarth Decem 1. 1753."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.1419
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Currently On View:
- Not on view
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42004