Research Catalog
Masquerade ticket
- Title
- Masquerade ticket [graphic].
- Author
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
- Publication
- [ca. 1870]
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Details
- Description
- 1 print : engraving, b&w; 24 x 31 cm.
- Summary
- Depiction of a masquerade ball in a large hall with a painting of a bacchanalia at the far end of the room. The caption below the title provides a key to elements in the print: "A. a sacrifice to Priapus. B. a pair of Lecherometers showing ye Companys Inclinations as they approach em. Invented for the use of Ladys & Gentlemen by ye Ingenious Mr. H----r."
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Engravings.
- Restrikes.
- Note
- Reprint of original 1727 print by Hogarth.
- Caption title.
- Source (note)
- Lillian Moore.
- Biography (note)
- The British artist William Hogarth frequently satirized contemporary society in his paintings and prints. In this work he skewers the licentious atmosphere of masquerade balls, where masks and costumes concealed the wearers' true identities and literally cloaked bad behavior.
- Call Number
- *MGZFX Hog W Mas 1
- LCCN
- 2010643156
- OCLC
- 741723495
- Author
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Artist
- Title
- Masquerade ticket [graphic].
- Imprint
- [ca. 1870]
- Biography
- The British artist William Hogarth frequently satirized contemporary society in his paintings and prints. In this work he skewers the licentious atmosphere of masquerade balls, where masks and costumes concealed the wearers' true identities and literally cloaked bad behavior.
- Local Note
- Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
- Source
- Gift; Lillian Moore.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- *MGZFX Hog W Mas 1