Some of the Principal Inhabitants of Ye Moon
£120.00
William Hogarth
Some of the Principal Inhabitants of Ye Moon
London, Baldwin Craddock and Joy 1822
Engraving
270 x 220 mm
£120
William Hogarth – Some of the Principal Inhabitants of Ye Moon
William Hogarth – Some of the Principal Inhabitants of Ye Moon.
Hogarth’s fanciful look at what the inhabitants of the moon might look like.
The main title continues; ..as they Were Perfectly Discover’d by a Telescope brought to ye.
Greatest Perfection since ye, last Eclipse, Exactly Engraved from the Objects, whereby ye.
Curious may Guess at their Religion Manners, &c.
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.
