1746
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
H Beard Print Collection is a 1746 by William Hogarth, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print shows a man in a coat and wig writing a letter at a desk. The inkwell and quill sit ready. His face looks tired but determined. Hogarth made this as a joke. He pretended the letter was real to mock fancy art critics. The words on the paper even poke fun at his own work. Want to see more like this? Look up Hogarth, William.
A letter dated 1746 from William Hogarth to a member of a literary society in Norwich is reproduced as a facsimile in the H Beard Print Collection.
Read the full account in the museum source.
William Hogarth (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, satirist, cartoonist and writer.
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