A scene of destruction with an overturned coach, screaming people and a bonfire; representing night. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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February the 1st 1798
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39256i
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A scene of destruction with an overturned coach, screaming people and a bonfire; representing night. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The print shows the horrors of low life in town, where the statue of Charles I can be seen dimly over a sordid street full of bagnios and quacks

Publication/Creation

London (Paternoster Row) : G.G. & J. Robinson, February the 1st 1798.

Physical description

1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 44 x 36.5 cm

Lettering

Night. Designed by Wm. Hogarth. Engraved by T. Cook

References note

R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, 3 ed., London 1989, related to [149]

Reference

Wellcome Collection 39256i

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