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Description: | Etching and engraving. William Hogarth sits before his easel, holding a palette and several brushes as he paints an image of Thalia, the Muse of Comedy. Thalia was said to bring inspiration to playwrights and may represent artistic inspiration to Hogarth.
This print was made after Hogarth’s painted self portrait of c.1757 (National Portrait Gallery). There are several differences between the print and the original painting. In the painting, the pot (seen just behind Hogarth’s chair) is not included and a book (to the lower right) is also omitted. The book is ‘The Analysis of Beauty’ (1753); Hogarth’s reflections on his work and on art in general.
In 1757 Hogarth was appointed Sergeant Painter to King George II, receiving a salary of c.£200 per annum. The following year he included the lettering ‘Wm. Hogarth SERJEANT PAINTER to His MAJESTY’ below the image on this print. An X-ray of the painting reveals that it once included a dog, cocking its leg against a stack of Old Master paintings. This controversial statement may have been painted over in light of the artist’s newly acquired position.
Published in 1758, five subsequent versions followed this early print after Hogarth’s self portrait. The last was published in 1764. | Subjects: | studio self-portrait breeches cap palette paintbrush male portrait easel stockings chair 18th century costume William Hogarth artist painter shoe painting | Temporal: | 1758 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | William Hogarth | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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