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Characters and Caricaturas

Print
c.1745 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Characters and Caricaturas, the subscription ticket for the series of engravings 'Marriage-à-la-mode'; Engraving print on paper.

Object details

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Object type
TitleCharacters and Caricaturas
Materials and techniques
engraving print on paper
Brief description
Characters and Caricaturas, the subscription ticket for the series of engravings 'Marriage-à-la-mode'; Engraving print on paper; By William Hogarth; English School; c.1745.
Physical description
Characters and Caricaturas, the subscription ticket for the series of engravings 'Marriage-à-la-mode'; Engraving print on paper.
Style
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
The series of engravings 'Marriage-à-la-Mode' were modelled on the original oil paintings by Hogarth (c.1743), currently in the National Portrait Gallery. The engravings reverse the compositions.
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
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.
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.2749

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Record createdApril 15, 2010
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