William Hogarth Prints – Sullivan’s Paul Before Felix
Sullivan’s engraving has the same caption as Hogarth’s and is distinguishable from that print by it’s not being the reverse of the painting, and by its fewer figures.
Sullivan’s drawing was sold at Christies June 17th, 1975.
Paulson 192/1 IV/V
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.