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C1822
(1822)
The Stay Maker
Artist:
A young country squire’s wife being fitted for the ball gown she is to wear to an upcoming ball. The staymaker is making a bespoke stay at her home. From: The works of William Hogarth from the original plates restored … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Stay Maker
Date:
C1822
(1822)
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
385mm
x 310mm
Paper Size:
430mm
x 320mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1822
Description:
A young country squire’s wife being fitted for the ball gown she is to wear to an upcoming ball. The staymaker is making a bespoke stay at her home.
From: The works of William Hogarth from the original plates restored by James Heath : with the addition of many subjects not before collected, to which are prefixed a biographical essay on the genius and productions of Hogarth, and explanations of the subjects of the plates, by John Nichols.
William Hogarth (1697 - 1794)
Hogarth was born in London, the son of an unsuccessful schoolmaster and writer from Westmoreland. After apprenticeship to a goldsmith, he began to produce his own engraved designs from 1710. He later took up oil painting, starting with small portrait groups called conversation pieces. He went on to create a series of paintings satirising contemporary customs, but based on earlier Italian prints, of which the first was ‘The Harlot’s Progress’ (1731), and perhaps the most famous ‘The Rake’s Progress’. His engravings were so plagiarised that he lobbied for the Copyright Act of 1735 as protection for writers and artists.
