2-Antique Master Prints-BEER-STREET-GIN-LANE-Davenport-Adlard-Hogarth-1806

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‘BEER STREET AND GIN LANE; ENGRAVED BY S. DAVENPORT [AND H. ADLARD]; FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN BY HOGARTH.’

– Two prints depicting contrasting views: Beer Street shows a lively, prosperous scene symbolizing good health, while Gin Lane portrays despair and societal decay.

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Two prints depicting contrasting views: Beer Street shows a lively, prosperous scene symbolizing good health, while Gin Lane portrays despair and societal decay.

Made by Samuel Davenport and Henry Adlard after William Hogarth.

Medium: Etching and line engraving with hand-coloring on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 20 x 28 cm (7.87 x 11.02 inch). Image size: 13.5 x 15.5 cm. (5.31 x 6.1 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light soiling, foxing and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

WILLIAM HOGARTH, SAMUEL DAVENPORT, 18TH-CENTURY PRINTS, BEER STREET, GIN LANE, MORAL SATIRE, ENGLISH ETCHING | PCO-EXPO-436

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Reengraved and published circa 1806-09; original series by Hogarth (1750-51).

State: Later state.

Biography engraver: Samuel Davenport (1783-1867), an English engraver known for reengraving prominent works by artists such as William Hogarth. Henry Adlard (1799-1893), a prolific engraver who worked in London.

Biography artist: William Hogarth (1697-1764), an English painter and printmaker renowned for his moral and social satire through engravings and paintings.

Additional information

Dimensions 28 × 20 × 1 cm

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