Beggar's opera, act III / "When my hero in Court appears, &c." Painted by Wm. Hogarth.: Engraved by Wm. Blake.

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William Hogarth

1697-1764

[London : Publish'd by J & J Boydell, Cheapside, & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall mall, July 1st 1790]

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[London : Publish'd by J. & J. Boydell, Cheapside, & at the Shakspeare Gallery Pall mall, July 1st 1790].

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Engraving, with some etching.
3rd state.
This is a reproductive engraving by Blake. It represents the final version of Hogarth's painting The Beggar's Opera (Yale Center for British Art). This state of Blake's print appeared in The Original and Genuine Works of William Hogarth. London: Boydell and Company, ca. 1795. This was the 2nd edition of Boydell's edition of Hogarth's works.
Publication line trimmed off, as is the inscription "From the Original Picture, in the Collection of his Grace the Duke of Leeds".

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Hogarth, William

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18th century

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