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The Distressed Poet

The Distressed Poet

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William Hogarth

Showing an anonymous poet scribbling in a squalid garret while their landlord presents his wife with a bill, this satire of type, rather than particular individual, was in general the rule for Hogarth. Inspired perhaps by Pope's Dunciad (itself a satire on the mediocre poets eking out a living), the print is spells out the sad results of overblown ambition.
Artist
William Hogarth
(English, 1697 - 1764)
Title
The Distressed Poet
Date
1740
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
14 1/16 x 16 1/16 in. Overall
Credit
University Fund purchase
Accession No.
66.8.29
Classification
Prints
Geography
England

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  • British Satire from Hogarth to Cruikshank: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 9/15/2001–11/4/2001

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