O the Roast Beef of Old England (The Gate of Calais)

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
Charles Mosley

Coloured etching and engraving

6 March 1749

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    The portraits and social satires of William Hogarth, painter and engraver, have come to define the period in which he lived. His best known works include his series of satirical of paintings, such as ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ (c.1729, Birmingham City Art Gallery, private collection and National Gallery of Art, Washington) and ‘A Rake’s Progress’ (c.1734, Sir John Soane's Museum, London). He also painted formal portraits, including the philanthropist ‘Captain Thomas Coram’ (1740, Coram family, in the care of the Foundling Museum, London) and ‘The Graham Children’ (1742, National Gallery, London). Hogarth lived and worked in London for most of his life and was a major benefactor of the Foundling Museum during the 1740s, founded by Captain Coram.
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    Places
    France, Pas-de-Calais, Calais
    Subjects
    satire, cartoon
    Materials & Techniques
    engraving, etching
  • Details
    Artist
    William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
    Charles Mosley
    Title
    O the Roast Beef of Old England (The Gate of Calais)
    Date
    6 March 1749
    Medium
    Coloured etching and engraving
    Dimensions
    height: 46 cm, width: 56.4 cm
    Acquisition
    Transferred from the Ministry of Defence, April 2017
    Provenance
    Ministry of Defence Collection; transferred to GAC 2017
    GAC number
    18719