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The works of William Hogarth: from the original plates
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- 1830 (Creation)
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ix, 27 p., [116] p. of plates: ill.; 66 cm.
The edition is an oversized 1830 folio edition of the engravings of William Hogarth. Only three copies of the work are known to exist in other U.S. libraries. It is 19 ¾ inched in width and 26 inches in height. It contains 42 pages of text and 15 plates of engraved illustrations.
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The works of William Hogarth: from the original plates, restored by James Heath; with the addition of many subjects not before collected; to which are prefixed, A biographical essay on the genius and productions of Hogarth, and explanations of the subjects of the plates by John Nichols
London: Printed for Baldwin and Cradock by G. Woodfall, [1880?]
William Hogarth was a major figure among eighteenth-century engravers and painters. He excelled at portrait painting and displaying a satiric style.
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- NIchols, John, 1745-1826 (Subject)