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John Wilkes

1763
18th century
356 x 233 mm (14 x 9.2 in.)

William Hogarth, British (English), (1697–1764)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching and engraving on wove paper

State: First of two states

Print impression quality: Good

Edition: Dated May 1763

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right: “Wm. Hogarth”

Marks: Watermark: J. Whatman

Bibliography: Paulson 214 i/ii. Hogarth’s print followed Wilkes’s “North Briton” no. 45 (April 23, 1763), which attacked George III and resulted in Wilkes’s arrest.

Credit Line: Gift of Russell T. Limbach, 1962

Accession Number: 1962.37.1

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male portraits, political satire, politics, portraits*, satire*

male portraits
political satire
politics
portraits - Representations of real individuals that are intended to capture a known or supposed likeness; for representations of fictional or mythological characters, use "figures (representations)." [March 1993 lead-in term added. April 1991 descriptor m
satire - Artistic device holding up human folly and vice to scorn, derision, or ridicule. [November 1994 scope note added; related term added; alternate term added. May 1994 related term added.]

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plate Dimensions: 356 x 233 mm (14 x 9.2 in.)

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William Hogarth, British (English), (1697–1764) . John Wilkes, 1763. Etching and engraving on wove paper. First of two states. plate : 356 x 233 mm (14 x 9.2 in.). DAC accession number 1962.37.1. Gift of Russell T. Limbach, 1962. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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