Beer Street
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Beer Street
175118th century
384 x 324 mm (15.1 x 12.8 in.)
William Hogarth, British (English), (1697–1764)
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- vices - LC sh 85143163
- plate Dimensions: 384 x 324 mm (15.1 x 12.8 in.)
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William Hogarth, British (English), (1697–1764) . Beer Street, 1751. Etching and engraving on laid paper. Second of four states. plate : 384 x 324 mm (15.1 x 12.8 in.). DAC accession number 1940.D1.120. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1940. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .