Antique William Hogarth Hudibras Frontispiece Satirical Steel Engraving 15"

Description

Early 19th century engraving of the frontispiece for the satirical poem "Hudibras" including a portrait of the author Samuel Butler (above the mantel), engraved by C. Armstrong from the original by William Hogarth. Giltwood frame with black painted bevel; brown mat.

"William Hogarth FRSA (10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, social critic, editorial cartoonist and occasional writer on art. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", and he is perhaps best known for his series A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode. Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian"." (Source: Wikipedia)

"Cosmo Armstrong (fl. 1771–1847), was an English line-engraver. He was the son of John Armstrong and apprenticed to John Gyde, citizen and loriner 6 June 1787. Armstrong was a pupil of Thomas Milton, the landscape-engraver. He was a governor of the Society of Engravers, and he exhibited with the Associated Engravers in 1821. He was buried at St Pancras 16 November 1847 aged 76." (Source: Wikipedia)

Condition

Good Overall - Some discoloration to paper; gap at one corner of frame

Dimensions

15.25" x 0.5" x 12.5" / Sans Frame - 10.25" x 8" (Width x Depth x Height)