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C1822
O The Roast Beef of Old England
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Engraving of a scene also called “The Gate of Calais”, depicts a side of beef being transported from the harbour to an English tavern in the port, while a group of hungry french soldiers and a fat friar look on … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
O The Roast Beef of Old England
Date:
C1822
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
450mm
x 385mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1822
Description:
Engraving of a scene also called “The Gate of Calais”, depicts a side of beef being transported from the harbour to an English tavern in the port, while a group of hungry french soldiers and a fat friar look on hungrily. Hogarth appears on the left corner with a “soldier’s hand upon his shoulder.
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.
