Martin Folkes
Medium
Etching and engraving; fourth state of four
Dimensions
sheet: 13 3/8 x 9 5/16 in. (33.9 x 23.7 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(190)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold William Hogarth's *Martin Folkes* (1742), a etching and engraving from the fourth and final state of four. Measuring 13 3/8 x 9 5/16 inches, this print captures the likeness of Martin Folkes, prominent English antiquarian and intellectual, in a detailed portrait that exemplifies Hogarth's mastery of medium. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Drawings and Prints department, was acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in 2. Hogarth, a pioneering 18th-century British artist known for his satirical narratives and moralistic scenes, here shifts to portraiture, showcasing his te...
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Martin Folkes · 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...