Columbus Breaking the Egg
William Hogarth|Christopher Columbus
December 1, 1753
Medium
Etching and engraving; second state of two
Dimensions
plate: 6 7/16 x 7 5/8 in. (16.4 x 19.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.30
Tags
MenEggs
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Christopher Columbus · 1697–1764
William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter, printmaker, and pictorial satirist who became the first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad. Born into poverty in London, the son of a failed schoolmaster who was imprisoned for debt, Hogarth's early experiences with the harsh realities of 18th-century urban life profoundly shaped his artistic vision. After apprenticing with si...