Four Heads From the Raphael Cartoons at Hampton Court
Medium
Etching and aquatint; second state of two
Dimensions
sheet: 8 7/16 x 13 15/16 in. (21.5 x 35.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession Number
32.35(201)
Tags
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Jane Hogarth|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) · 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...