The Battle of the Pictures (BM 1868,0822.1566)

Similar

The Battle of the Pictures (BM 1868,0822.1566)

description

Summary

Bidder's ticket for an auction of paintings by Hogarth with ranks of copies of old master paintings stacked outside Cock's auction house attacking paintings by Hogarth as they emerge from his studio: a weeping Magdalene spears the third scene of A Harlot's Progress, a procession of Bacchus encounters Midnight Modern Conversation, and so on. 1745
Etching

date_range

Date

1850 - 1950
create

Source

British Museum
copyright

Copyright info

public domain

Explore more

satirical print
satirical print