William Hogarth - Print study, drawing (BM 1858,0417.621 1)

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William Hogarth - Print study, drawing (BM 1858,0417.621 1)

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Five subjects related to details in both Pls 1 and 2 of "The Analysis of Beauty" (1753); winged cherub's head on the sarcophagus (Pl 1, No 16), winged cherub's head with an old man's face (not in either plate), infant's head in a cap (Pl 2, No 110), seated crying infant with an old man's face (Pl 1, No 17), and winged cherub's head (Pl 1, No 22)
Pen and brown ink
Verso: A small girl holding the lappets of a hood or kerchief on her head

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1753
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British Museum
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