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William Hogarth
The five orders of PERRIWIGS as they were worn at the late CORONATION measured Architectonically, 1761
Description
Maker
- William Hogarth, 1697-1764, English
Title
The five orders of PERRIWIGS as they were worn at the late CORONATION measured Architectonically
Year
1761
Medium
Etching on laid paper
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
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Dimensions
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Plate: 30.5 x 22.1 cm (12 x 8 11/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Original--Verso:numbered in pencil in LL:17084;lettered in LR:AIn Plate--Titled along top:the five orders of PERRIWIGS as they were worn at the late CORONATION, measured Architeconically; inscribed in LC:Advertisement/In about Seventeen Years will be completed in Six Volumes, folio, price Fifteen Guineas, the/exact measurements of the PERRIWIGS of the ancients; taken from the Statues, Bustos & Baso-/Relievos of Athens, Palmira, Balbec, and Rome by:MODESTO perriwig-meter from Lagado./N.B. None will be Sold but to subscribers.___Publish'd as the Act directs Oct. 15, 1761 by W: Hogarth
Identification
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State
ii/ii Type
Credit
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Gift of Mrs. Walter Smith and Mrs. Reginald Patota
Object Number
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72.112
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