Artist: William Hogarth (English, 1697 - 1764)
Engraver: Richard Livesay (English, 1750–1826).
Title: Breakfasting &c.
Signed, Titled, and Dated in plate: Hogarth Delint. Rd. Livesay Fecit. Publish'd, Novr 27th; 1781, by Rd. Livesay at Mrs. Hogarths Leicester Fields. A legend with key A-F.
Dimensions: Sheet 9 3/4" x 13 1/2".
Publisher: Jane Hogarth (c.1709–1789) was a British printseller and businesswoman who preserved the rights to the artwork of her husband, William Hogarth.
Edition: Hogarth's Tour.
Date: 1781.
Materials and Techniques: Aquatint and etching, printed in dark brown ink on wove paper.
Watermark: no.
Mat and Frame: no
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed within the platemark, tanned, worn out, u.l.corner is broken, u.r. corner is lost. A central vertical fold. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: The series of 'Hogarth's Tour' consists of nine aquatint prints.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum Cc,1.196.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: English School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of the British Museum.