Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British
Title:
The Distrest Poet
Date:
1740
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/4 x 15 3/16in. (31.1 x 38.6cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image, upper right: "A View of the Gold | Mines of Peru"; center right: "Riches | a Poem"; center right: "BYSSHE"; lower center: "Grubstreet Journall"; below image, lower right: "Invented Painted Engraved & Publish'd by Wm. Hogarth December. the 15. 1740, According to Act of Parliament."; lower center: "THE DISTREST POET."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.1429
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42011