Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn
Print
1736-38 (engraving (printing process)), 1738 (published)
1736-38 (engraving (printing process)), 1738 (published)
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Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn; Engraving print on paper; Complementing the series 'The Four Times of the Day' (see Dyce.2739 to 2746).
Object details
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| Title | Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | engraving print on paper |
| Brief description | Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn; Engraving print on paper; Complementing the series 'The Four Times of the Day'; By William Hogarth; English School; First published 1738. |
| Physical description | Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn; Engraving print on paper; Complementing the series 'The Four Times of the Day' (see Dyce.2739 to 2746). |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Object history | An engraving reproduction of Hogerth's 1738 painting of the same name. While 'Strolling Actresses' was not part of the 'Four Times of the Day' series, it complements it and Hogarth's intention from the outset appears to have been to sell the five prints together. |
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| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
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| Accession number | DYCE.2747 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2010 |
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