Description: PORTRAIT OF HIMSELF Artist: William Hogarth _________________ Engraver: William hogarth IMAGE IS MUCH SHARPER AND BRIGHTER THAN SCAN SHOWS !! A HIGH QUALITY STEEL ENGRAVING BOOKPLATE FROM THE 1830'S!! PERFECT FOR FRAMING AS AN ART PRINT FOR YOUR DEN !! VERY ANTIQUE & OLD WORLD LOOKING. ITEM(s) OVER 160 YEARS OLD!! William Hogarth was born Nov. 10, and baptized Nov. 28, 1697, in the parish of St. Bartholomew the Great, in London; to which parish, it is said, in the Biographia Britannica, he was afterwards a benefactor. Young Hogarth seems to have received no other education than that of a mechanic, and his outset in life was unpropitious. He was bound apprentice to a silversmith (whose name was Gamble) of some eminence, and was confined to that branch of the trade which consists in engraving arms and cyphers upon plate. While thus employed, he gradually acquired some knowledge of drawing ; and, before his apprenticeship expired, he exhibited talent for caricature. On the expiration of his apprenticeship, he entered into the academy in St. Martin's-lane, and studied drawing from the life: but in this his proficiency was inconsiderable ; nor would he ever have surpassed mediocrity as a painter, if he had not penetrated through external form to character and manners. "It was character, passions, the soul, that his genius was given him to copy. " The engraving of arms and shop-bills seems to have been his first employment by which to obtain a decent livelihood. He was, however, soon engaged in decorating books, and furnished sets of plates for several publications of the time. In the mean time, he had acquired the use of the brush, as well as of the pen and graver; and, possessing a singular facility in seizing a likeness, he acquired considerable employment as a portrait-painter. In 1733 his genius became conspicuously known. The third scene of "The Harlot's Progress " introduced him to the notice of the great: at a Board of Treasury (which was held a day or two after the appearance of that print), a copy of it was shown by one of the lords, as containing, among other excellences, a striking likeness of Sir John Gonson, a celebrated magistrate of that day, well known for his rigour towards women of the town. From the Treasury each lord repaired to the print-shop for a copy of it, and Hogarth rose completely into fame. This performance, together with several subsequent ones of a similar kind, have placed Hogarth in the rare class of original geniuses and inventors. He may be said to have created an entirely new species of painting-, which may be termed the moral comic; and may be considered rather as a writer of comedy with a pencil, than as a painter. If catching the manners and follies of an age, living as they rise,-if general satire on vices, and ridicule familiarised by strokes of nature, and heightened by wit, and the whole animated by proper and just expressions of the passions, be comedy, Hogarth composed comedies as much as Moliere. Two years after the publication of his " Harlot's Progress " appeared the " Rake's Progress," which. Lord Orford remarks (though perhaps superior), "had not so much success, for want of notoriety : nor is the print of the Arrest equal in merit to the others." The curtain, however, was now drawn aside, and his genius stood displayed in its full lustre. The Rake's Progress was followed by several works in series, viz. " Industry and Idleness," the " Stages of Cruelty," and "Election Prints." To these may be added, a great number of single comic pieces, all of which present a rich source of amusement : such as, " The March to Finchley " "Modern Midnight Conversation," "The Sleeping Congregation," &c. &c. The series of "Marriage-a-la-Mode" together with the Painter's own Portrait,-and which, as Mr. Ireland justly observes, are of themselves sufficient to establish his reputation as a first-rate genius,-were purchased by Mr. Angerstein, and fortunately became part of the National Collection affording perhaps as good a specimen of his talents as could have been desired or selected. The painting measures 3 feet 11 inches by 2 feet 3 inches. SIZE: Image size in inches is 3 3/4" x 5", overall page size is 7 " x 10". CONDITION: Good condition. Nothing on reverse. Printed on thick rag stock paper. Thick quality rag stock paper. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! An engraving is an intaglio process of printing, with the design to be produced is cut below the surface of the plate (made of copper, steel or wood), and the incised lines are filled with ink that is then transferred to paper. The portraits on our currency are good examples of engraved images. A Photogravure is an intaglio process in which the plate is produced photographically. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, line drawing, photogravure etc. are ALL images on paper. THIS IS AN ACTUAL STEEL ENGRAVING FROM THE 1830's! NOT A REPRODUCTION!
Price: 8.99 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
End Time: 2025-01-07T19:03:15.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD
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Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Material: Engraving
Type: Print
