Orator Henley Christening a Child
£65.00
Anon after William Hogarth
(Orator Henley Christening a Child)
Ca. 1770
Engraving
150 x 200 mm
Trimmed within title.
£65
Description
Anon after William Hogarth – Orator Henley Christening a Child
A version of the print ‘Orator Henley Christening a Child’ similar to the ‘Sympson’ plate of ca. 1730 – 35.
William Hogarth
William Hogarth, (born November 10, 1697, London, England—died October 26, 1764, London). The first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad. Best known for his MORAL and satirical engravings and paintings—e.g., A Rake’s Progress (eight scenes,1733).
His attempts to build a reputation as a history painter and portraitist, however, met with financial disappointment. His aesthetic theories had more influence in Romantic literature than in painting.
