The Distressed Poet

Work on Paper

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DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

The Distressed Poet

Entry/Object ID

2007.48

Description

An unsuccessful Grub Street poet and his family living in extreme poverty, on their last legs. The poet selfishly clings to the vestiges of his "art" while everything falls apart around him and his dreams of wealth and success come to naught.

Artwork Details

Medium

Engraving etching

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of Jeffrey Brown

Made/Created

Artist

Hogarth, William

Date made

1740

Ethnography

Notes

England Europe Europe, England

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

B recto

Transcription

THE DISTREST POET

Type

Inscription

Location

BR recto

Transcription

invented painted and published...

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

WORKS ON PAPER

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image

Width

15 in

Length

12-1/4 in

Dimension Description

frame

Width

25 in

Length

22-3/8 in