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| Maker(s): | Hogarth, William (after); Blake, William | | Culture: | British (Hogarth 1697 - 1764) (Blake 1757 - 1827)
| | Title: | Beggar's Opera, Act III
| | Date Made: | 1788
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | engraving and etching printed in black on paper
| | Place Made: | United Kingdom; England
| | Measurements: | sheet: 17 7/8 x 23 1/8 in.; 45.4025 x 58.7375 cm
| | Narrative Inscription: | inscribed in plate at left below image: Etched by Willm Blake
| | Accession Number: | SC 1923.7.86
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. William Norton Bullard
| | Museum Collection: | Smith College Museum of Art
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Description: music; Opera; theater; theatrical; men and women in large space; costumes
Label Text: This is a third state with open letters and was engraved by Blake from a painting done in 1728-29 in the collection of the Duke of Leeds.
Subjects: Engraving; Etching Link to share this object record: https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=SC+1923.7.86 |
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