Columbus Breaking the Egg

William Hogarth1752

Details

Title: Columbus Breaking the Egg
Creator: William Hogarth
Date Created: 1752
Subject Keywords: allegory
Print State: Second of two states
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Purchase funds, 1962
Materials & Techniques: Etching and mezzotint on laid paper
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: First printed in April 1752. This second state dated December 1, 1753 was issued originally as a receipt for Hogarth''s book Analysis of Beauty, 1753.
Dimensions: 1764
Bibliography: Paulson 194 ii/ii
Associated People: Created by William Hogarth (British (English), 1697-1764)
Accession Number: 1962.41.4

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