The Laughing Audience
Print
1733 (printed)
1733 (printed)
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Etching and engraving depicting an audience of men and women in a theatre, most of them laughing uproariously. In a box above the main group, two gentleman attempt to seduce two women, one selling oranges and another taking snuff. In the orchestra pit at the front are three musicians, protected from the crowd by a row of spikes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Etching and engraving |
| Brief description | Etching and engraving by William Hogarth entitled 'The Laughing Audience', originally made as a subscription ticket for 'A Rake's Progress' and 'Southwark Fair'. Great Britain, 1733. |
| Physical description | Etching and engraving depicting an audience of men and women in a theatre, most of them laughing uproariously. In a box above the main group, two gentleman attempt to seduce two women, one selling oranges and another taking snuff. In the orchestra pit at the front are three musicians, protected from the crowd by a row of spikes. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Forster |
| Production | Single plate from a volume of 217 plates and cuts from Hogarth's paintings and designs, etched and engraved by himself and others. Some of the plates are duplicated showing various states. |
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| Accession number | F.118:137 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2020 |
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