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C1822
(1820)
The Indian Emperor
Artist:
In this print Hogarth commemorates a private children’s performance of Dryden’s play The Indian Emperor that had taken place in the spring of 1732 in the house of John Conduitt, Master of the Mint. The Conduitts’ only child, Catherine, is … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Indian Emperor
Date:
C1822
(1820)
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
540mm
x 445mm
Paper Size:
635mm
x 475mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1820
Description:
In this print Hogarth commemorates a private children’s performance of Dryden’s play The Indian Emperor that had taken place in the spring of 1732 in the house of John Conduitt, Master of the Mint. The Conduitts’ only child, Catherine, is depicted on the far right of the stage, wearing black.
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.
