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[The Distressed Poet] ‘Studious he sate, with all his books around, sinking from thought to thought, a vast profound’.

Artist:

HOGARTH, William

Engraver:

T. Cook

Title:

[The Distressed Poet] ‘Studious he sate, with all his books around, sinking from thought to thought, a vast profound’.

Stock Code:

6226

Method:

Copper engraving

Publisher:

London

Colouring:

Uncoloured

Atlas:

The Whole Works of William Hogarth

Size: (W x H):

41cm x 36cm

16 inches x 14 inches

Date:

1806

Price:

£215

This print shows a despairing writer at his desk in his flat writing for ‘Grub Street’. The print is possibly about Hogarth’s father, who became a hackwriter before being imprisoned for debt. Below the print are four lines from Pope’s Dunciad.

Fine condition. Good wide margins

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