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A Midnight Modern Conversation

1733
18th century
345 x 470 mm (13.6 x 18.5 in.)

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

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching and engraving on laid paper

State: Third of three states

Print impression quality: Fair

Edition: Dated March 1733

Marks: Signed in plate, lower center: “Wm.Hogarth Invt. Pinxt & Sculpt.”

Bibliography: Paulson 128 iii/iii.

Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1962

Accession Number: 1962.41.2

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night, satire*, social satire

night
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.]
social satire

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plate Dimensions: 345 x 470 mm (13.6 x 18.5 in.)

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William Hogarth, British (English), (1697–1764) . A Midnight Modern Conversation, 1733. Etching and engraving on laid paper. Third of three states. plate : 345 x 470 mm (13.6 x 18.5 in.). DAC accession number 1962.41.2. Purchase funds, 1962. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: T. Rodriguez) .

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