Jack Roberts Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 One other tid bit I saw. SIX ENGRAVINGS of "The Harlot's Progress", in original frames First published 1732 Republished 1744 the frames 1732-1745 The artist William Hogarth trained as an engraver of silver and continued to engrave his own paintings, 'The Harlot's Progress' was the first of several series of narrative paintings that he made, satirizing the faults of contemporary society. Hogarth published these as prints as soon as the series was completed, engraving the plates himself and issuing the set at one guinea. They were designed not for portfolios, but to be hung in a frames such as these. Engraving and etching, ink on paper, frames of ebonized fruitwood and carved and gilded pine Designed, engraved and etched in London by William Hogarth (born in London, 1697, died there in 1764) Ok a bit late but would still think useful. So here they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 (edited) Edited January 20, 2009 by Jack Roberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Roberts Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Some technical details, in order to get the engravings to show up I had to use flash. To keep the glare off the glass I had to take the pictures at an angle. I have manipulated them in photoshop to give them a straightened appearance. Also I still have full res originals on my desktop, should you see something and want to see it close, I can zoom in, crop it and post it here. Just ask. (Believe me I can get really close on most of them.) Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jib Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Hogarth always had a little story that followed his pictures. Often small details had deep meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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