Hogarth used this print in 1745 as an entrance ticket to an auction of his own work which he organised himself.
| Artist |
William Hogarth
RKD
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| Title | The Battle of the Pictures |
| Date | 1744 - 1745 |
| Period | 18th century |
| Location | London TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription at the top, in the plate: The Bearer hereof is Entitled (if he thinks proper) to be a bidder for Mr Hogarth’s / Pictures, which are to be sold on the Last Day of this Month |
| inscription in the depiction, below: 1745. vente publique Comme invitations il envoyait des eaux-fortes Comme sous le nom de Bataille de la peinture : dont celle-ci est un exemplaire (sic) | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1958-V-6 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Pycke, François Ghent 1958 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1958-V-6 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2619/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055865 symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
|---|---|
| Keywords Iconclass |
31A2762
flying
Iconclass
31A2763 floating in the air Iconclass 33B3 fighting Iconclass 48C5142 picture within picture Iconclass 48C5151 easel Iconclass 57BB2 Mockery, Derision, Irreverence; 'Derisione', 'Dispreggio della Virtu' (Ripa) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Rococo AAT |
| Hogarth's Graphic Works / Ronald Paulson. - London : The Print Room, 1989 (p. 112-113, nr. 157 (ill. p. 340)) |
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