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C1822
(1820)
James Figg
Artist:
James Figg 1695-1734 British bare-knuckle boxer. In 1719, became the first English bare-knuckle champion, and held the title for 11 years. He was also a great fencer. From The works of William Hogarth from the original plates restored by James … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
James Figg
Date:
C1822
(1820)
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
165mm
x 190mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1820
Description:
James Figg 1695-1734 British bare-knuckle boxer. In 1719, became the first English bare-knuckle champion, and held the title for 11 years. He was also a great fencer.
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.
