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The distrest poet

The distrest poet
 (1736); reissued 1740

Medium
etching and engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1917
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
(34.9 × 39.3 cm) (image and sheet) 42.0 × 46.5 cm (framed)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Paulson 145 iii/iii; BM Satires 2309
Edition
3rd of 3 states
Inscription
printed in ink l.c.-l.r.: Invented Painted Engraved & Publish'd by W.m (m in superscript above . ) Hogarth Decem.ber (ber in superscript above . ) the 15. 1740. According to Act of Parliament. Price 3 Shillings
printed in ink l.c.: THE DISTREST POET.
Accession Number
847-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1917
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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