Freeing of the galley slaves

Freeing of the galley slaves

Item Information

Title:
Freeing of the galley slaves
Title (alt.):
Don Quixote releases the galley slaves
Description:
One of six illustrations for a projected Spanish language edition of Don Quixote that Hogarth and other illustrators were asked to submit by Tonson, the publisher of the work. Don Quixote is freeing convicts in pursuit of his sacred task of redressing the wrongs of the weak.
Artist:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Name on Item:
W. Hogarth Inv't et Scup't
Date:
[ca. 1726]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Engravings
Book illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
Subjects:
Prisoners
Liberty
Quixote, Don (Fictitious character)
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote
Extent:
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 25 x 19 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jt49t
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Paulson: 97
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Notes (object):
Third state. The title has been engraved.
Identifier:
18_06_000065
W. 1440 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666003800998