John Wilkes

William Hogarth1763

Details

Title: John Wilkes
Creator: William Hogarth
Date Created: 1763
Subject Keywords: male portraits, political satire, politics, portraits, satire
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, lower right: “Wm. Hogarth”
Print State: First 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. Gift of Russell T. Limbach, 1962
Materials & Techniques: Etching and engraving on wove paper. Watermark: J. Whatman
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Dated May 1763
Dimensions: 1764
Bibliography: Paulson 214 i/ii. Hogarth’s print followed Wilkes’s “North Briton” no. 45 (April 23, 1763), which attacked George III and resulted in Wilkes’ arrest.
Associated People: Created by William Hogarth (British (English), 1697-1764)
Accession Number: 1962.37.1

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