Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British
Title:
3 Characters, 4 Caricaturas
Date:
1743
Materials & Techniques:
Etching on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 8 3/8 inches (23.8 × 21.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image, lower left: "Cartons | Rapahel Urbin Pinx."; lower right: "Cavl. Chezze del. | Annibal Charraci invt. | Leonard da Vinci Pinx."; lower center: "3 CHARACTERS. 4 CARICATURAS. | For a farthar Explanation of the Difference Betwixt Character & Caricatura: See ye Preface to Jo:h Andrews."; lower right: "W Hogarth Fecit 1743"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.1438
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Alice Insley, William Hogarth : visions in print, Tate Publishing, London, 2021, pp. 16, 47, 78, NJ18 .H67 I57 2021 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42043