Benjamin Smith after William Hogarth – Whey.
Benjamin Smith after William Hogarth – Whey.
A delicately etched portrait of a street sellers only very loosely based on Hogarth. The print is very similar to Hogarth’s portrait of the shrimp girl. This girl, however, balances a large tub of whey on her head, a cup dangling from one side. In the background is a view of St. Martin’s in the Fields. There is a pair to this engraving titled ‘Pies’
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.
