Self-portrait, etching (etched by Samuel Ireland), 1785, 237 x 192 mm, New York, The Metropolitan Mu
Self-portrait, etching (etched by Samuel Ireland), 1785, 237 x 192 mm, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund 1917 Hogarth worked on a large range of subjects, from formal society portraits to satirical images dealing with many different themes, such as political corruption, sex, crime, and other customs and problems of modern urban life. Hogarth was from London; his art reflects the consequences of the rapid growth of the city and the transformation of its society. -- source link
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