View of Ranby's House
May 1, 1781
Medium
Etching and engraving; second state of two
Dimensions
plate: 4 x 6 in. (10.1 x 15.2 cm) sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (14 x 19.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Sarah Lazarus
Accession Number
91.1.34
Tags
About the Artist
William Hogarth|Jane Hogarth|John Ranby · 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...