Description: RARE Original Antique 1736 William Hogarth Engravings "Before & After" Framed December 15, 1736 WILLIAM HOGARTH Original Etching "BEFORE" Antique Print Framed RARE! Original copper plate etching/engraving by William Hogarth (likely the second of three states of the first edition/printing).Beautiful condition!NOT a Reproduction!! Dated "December 15th. 1736"Mounted in wonderful custom wood frame!(circa 1970s framing) Sheet size approx.: (framed so unable to determine)(not sure of the paper size because I have not taken it apart but appears to be correct for the 1736 1st printing of this copper etching/engraving)Image size (viewable area) approx.: 11 7/8" x 14 1/2"Platemark to platemark approx.: 13" x 16 3/4"Overall with frame approx. size: 23" x 27 1/2" by about 1 1/2" deep Please take a look at the photos.For more details feel free to send us a message if you have any questions. I have other items similar to this up now as well. Please see the images of the actual item above for a better idea of the condition. The winner will pay postage and tracking, which is included in the shipping total. The item will weigh about 20 pounds packed and will ship USPS mail. Packed securely against the elements. Check out my other items! Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my eBay Store to your Favorites list. Please contact me with any issues prior to leaving negative/neutral Feedback or low detail ratings, as I will always do my best to solve any problems that may come up!9 122 PR Credit to "Sanders of Oxford prints"Before: The scene is that of a lady's bedroom. The lady, wearing skirts, a veil, and a pearl necklace, is unsuccessfully resisting the amorous advances of her excited lover, who pulls her towards the bed. His face is set in a lecherous leer, and his periwig is knocked off by the lady's hand as she presses her palm against his face in an attempt to avoid his grasp. His right hand grabs at her skirts while his left is hooked around her waist. In the stuggle, the lady knocks over a mirrored side table, the drawer of which opens to reveal a sermon 'The Practice of Piety.' A small dog yaps excitedly at the struggle, overturning the lady's cosmetics as it jumps up at her. Next to the large, curtained, four-poster bed a frame titled 'Before' depicts Cupid setting off a firework, a none too subtle allusion to the man's current predicament. Paulson has suggested that despite her overt display of resistance, certain clues in the image suggest that the display is actually a false show of modesty. The lady's corset has already been removed and placed on a chair prior to her paramour's arrival, and despite the sermon packed away in the drawer, the volume on the table, and thus the one she was reading prior to the scene, is a collection of the pornographic poems of Rochester, the notorious libertine John Wilmot. William Hogarth (1697 - 1764) was born in London, the son of an unsuccessful schoolmaster and writer from Westmoreland. After apprenticeship to a goldsmith, he began to produce his own engraved designs in about 1710. He later took up oil painting, starting with small portrait groups called conversation pieces. He went on to create a series of paintings satirizing contemporary customs, but based on earlier Italian prints, of which the first was The Harlot's Progress (1731), and perhaps the most famous The Rake's Progress. His engravings were so plagiarized that he lobbied for the Copyright Act of 1735, commonly referred to as 'Hogarth's Act,' as a protection for writers and artists. During the 1730s Hogarth also developed into an original painter of life-sized portraits, and created the first of several history paintings in the grand manner.
Price: 1341.08 USD
Location: Belton, Missouri
End Time: 2025-01-13T15:22:02.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: William Hogarth
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Size: Large
Item Length: 23"
Region of Origin: London, England
Framing: Framed
Personalize: No
Year of Production: 1736
Unit Type: Unit
Item Height: 27.5"
Style: Illustration Art, English LIfe, Framed Artwork, English Print, Original Print, Antique Art, Illustration Art
Features: 1st Edition, Limited Edition
Unit Quantity: 1
Handmade: No
Culture: English
Item Width: 2"
Time Period Produced: 1700-1749
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: No
Period: Baroque/Roccoco (1600-1770)
Title: BEFORE
Material: Paper, Rag Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: English LIfe, Framed Artwork, English Print, Lady's Bedroom, Etching, Engraving
Type: Print
Theme: Christmas Gift, Birthday Gift, Limited Edition, British Art, Satire, Humor, England, London, Original Print, Antique Art, Illustration Art, Home Decor, Hanging Print, Holiday Gift, For Art Collector's, Cupid, Love
Production Technique: Etching
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
