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C1822
(1820)
The Politician
Artist:
William Hogarth (1697 - 1794)
This portrait is supposedly of Hogarth’s shortsighted friend, Ebenezer Forrest. A lacemaker and politician, Forrest is here portrayed reading his newspaper while he inadvertently sets fire to his hat.
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Full Title:
The Politician
Date:
C1822
(1820)
Artist:
William Hogarth (1697 - 1794)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
265mm
x 360mm
Paper Size:
375mm
x 465mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1820
Description:
This portrait is supposedly of Hogarth’s shortsighted friend, Ebenezer Forrest. A lacemaker and politician, Forrest is here portrayed reading his newspaper while he inadvertently sets fire to his hat.
Artist:
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.
