Boston Public LibraryEnglish Caricature and Political Satire, 18th and 19th Centuries / William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints / British Artists
Beer Street
Item Information
- Title:
- Beer Street
- Description:
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A flourishing urban scene with well fed citizens. In the foreground, butchers, fish wives and a City of London porter hold large tankards of beer. The steeple resembles St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
- Artist:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Publisher:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Name on Item:
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Design'd by W. Hogarth.
- Date:
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February 1, 1751
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
- Subjects:
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City & town life
Seduction
Crowds
Beer
- Places:
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England > London > Covent Garden
Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, London
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 40 x 33 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138js95q
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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[William Hogarth]
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Paulson: 185
- Notes (date):
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Date from item.
- Notes (citation):
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Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
- Notes (object):
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Third state. The blacksmith is holding a shoulder of mutton and the pavior is making advances to a girl.
- Identifier:
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18_06_000038
- Barcode:
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36666003800329
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