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Hogarth medal

Print
1848 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (engraver)
Wyon, Leonard Charles (engraver)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Anaglyptography is a process used to reproduce the appearance of a three-dimensional object. The technique employs a pantograph, an instrument invented in 1836 by the French engineer Achille Collas (1795-1859) to reproduce sculptures. The pantograph has a tracing arm, which moves over the original object, such as coin, plaster model of a medal or sculpture. The tracing arm is linked to a graver, which simultaneously reproduces what the tracing arm does as an engraved line. Note the two lines joining the front and back of the medal. The engraving is continuous.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Printmaking Techniques
Portraits
Object type
Print
TitleHogarth medal (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Anaglyptic engraving
Paper
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
Anaglyptic (medal) engraving. Unknown engraver after a medal made by Leonard C. Wyon for the Art-union of London. Print showing both sides of Hogarth Medal, 1848.
Physical description
Depicting both sides of the Hogarth medal. On one side is a head and shoulder profile, facing right, of Hogarth. One the other side is a depiction of a group of three men.
Dimensions
  • Sheet as seen, object mounted in height: 12.5cm
  • Sheet as seen, object mounted in width: 19.2 (cm)
Marks and inscriptions
  • THE HOGARTH MEDAL. (Above, centre)
  • Executed for the Art Union of London, / by Leonard C Wyon
  • HOGARTH (On medal, vertically to left side)
  • HE THROUGH THE EYE CORRECTS THE HEART (On medal, other side, circling top)
  • HOGARTH DES. (On medal, other side, lower left)
  • L. WYON SC. (On medal, other side, lower right)
  • ART-UNION OF LONDON / 1848 (On medal, other side, lower centre)
Subject depicted
Hogarth, William
Summary
Anaglyptography is a process used to reproduce the appearance of a three-dimensional object. The technique employs a pantograph, an instrument invented in 1836 by the French engineer Achille Collas (1795-1859) to reproduce sculptures. The pantograph has a tracing arm, which moves over the original object, such as coin, plaster model of a medal or sculpture. The tracing arm is linked to a graver, which simultaneously reproduces what the tracing arm does as an engraved line. Note the two lines joining the front and back of the medal. The engraving is continuous.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
15219:5

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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