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The Savoyard Girl

Print
1799 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

General Description: The Savoyard Girl [Not in W.] Lettered with title and W Hogarth pinxt / G Sherlock sculpt / Published as the Act directs by G Sherlock March 13 1799 / From the Original of the same size in the possession of J Edwards Esqr. Inscribed in pencil on the back. 1st. State 2.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Savoyard Girl
Materials and techniques
Engraving and stipple engraving
Brief description
'Savoyard Girl' by William Hogarth
Physical description
General Description: The Savoyard Girl [Not in W.] Lettered with title and W Hogarth pinxt / G Sherlock sculpt / Published as the Act directs by G Sherlock March 13 1799 / From the Original of the same size in the possession of J Edwards Esqr. Inscribed in pencil on the back. 1st. State 2.
Dimensions
  • Size of plate height: 56.3cm
  • Size of plate width: 41cm
  • Size of sheet height: 57.2cm
  • Size of sheet width: 41.9cm
Size of plate 56.3 x 41 cm Size of sheet 57.2 x 41.9 cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Frank A. Gibson
Object history
Notes: William Hogarth's antipathy towards the French is well recorded. This makes the attribution to him of this sympathetic depiction of a young French woman highly unlikely.
Bibliographic reference
W.= Webster, M. Hogarth, London 1979
Collection
Accession number
E.1264-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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