The Bench / Sarah Malcolm
William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
Thomas Cook (1744 - 1818)
Engaving
published 1 April 1802-
About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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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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Explore
- Places
- Subjects
- quill, rest/sleep, female portrait, 18th century costume, legal costume, wig, judge, legal interior
- Materials & Techniques
- engraving
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Details
- Title
- The Bench / Sarah Malcolm
- Date
- published 1 April 1802
- Medium
- Engaving
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Walter T Spencer, December 1970
- GAC number
- 9052