Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
G1807
People
William Hogarth, British (London 1697 - 1764 London)
Published by Bispham Dickinson, British (active 1731 - 1754)
Title
A Midnight Modern Conversation
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1733
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/256291

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 34.4 x 47.2 cm (13 9/16 x 18 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: painting of the composition
    of Col. Egremont Wyndom's coll.
    --Magen T------ III, p. 38
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: £2.2.0
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: mostly illegible:

    M/Mr. 152
    2/271b

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ii/iii
Standard Reference Number
P. 128, BM Sat. 2122, Por.-Ber. 7, Clayton 98

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G1807
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description
Published by John Clark and Bispham Dickinson, 1733.

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu