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Simon Lord Lovat

Simon Lord Lovat

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William Hogarth

Simon, Lord Lovet was one of the most notorious of a group of rebels in Scotland who had fought through the winter of 1745 and been defeated by English troops in April of 1746. Hogarth produced this very simply drawn image during the fall of that year, just after Lovet had been sent to the Tower of London and others involved in the rebellion had been executed. It was among the most popular of Hogarth's prints, selling as many as 10,000 impressions in his lifetime. This combination of popular subject and quick production set a new tone for Hogarth's works, presaging the more simplified satires of the next generation.
Artist
William Hogarth
(English, 1697 - 1764)
Title
Simon Lord Lovat
Date
August 1746
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
14 5/16 x 9 1/4 in. Overall
Credit
University Fund purchase
Accession No.
66.8.57
Classification
Prints
Geography
England

Related

  • British Satire from Hogarth to Cruikshank: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 9/15/2001–11/4/2001
  • Line, Tone, and Color: Old Master Printmaking Techniques: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 11/23/1985–1/26/1986

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