Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
14-1/2 x 13-1/2 in. (image) 21 x 16-3/4 in. (sheet)
Mark Description
Signed and dated: William Hogarth 1764
Accession Number
Credit Line
Gift of William George Sullivan
Copyright
Collection
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Color Palette
Provenance
William George Sullivan; given to the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1930.
Gallery Labels
This self-portrait was completed in 1764, the year of Hogarth’s death. By then he had reigned for over three decades as England’s most popular, successful, and honored artist. In his last years, however, he was subjected to criticism and ridicule for his attempts at serious, high-minded painting and art theory. His resulting cynicism is reflected in this self-portrait, first issued in 1758 but changed in 1764. His smile has disappeared, and the mask held by the Comic Muse has been transformed from a laughing face to a leering satyr.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Indianapolis Museum of Art
August 31, 2012 - August 4, 2013
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