William Hogarth (after)
The Man of taste
Etching
43.5 x 37.5 cm
Etching published in 1731; At the top of Burlington Gate the statue of architect William Kent (1685-1748), is submissively admired by Raffael and Michelangelo laterally at his feet.
On a scaffold below Alexander Pope(1688-1744) is white-washing the gate and in his ardor is giving both passers-by and the coach of the Duke of Chandos lots of slush. The title of the the work is
engraved below the image.
Dimensions :
- Height : 43.5 cm
- Width : 37.5 cm
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