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William Hogarth

The five orders of PERRIWIGS as they were worn at the late CORONATION measured Architectonically

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Maker

William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764)

Title

The five orders of PERRIWIGS as they were worn at the late CORONATION measured Architectonically

Year

1761

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching

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Dimensions

Plate: 30.5 x 22.1 cm (12 x 8 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

State

ii/ii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Walter Smith and Mrs. Reginald Patota

Object Number

72.112

Type

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William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764)
The five orders of PERRIWIGS as they were worn at the late CORONATION measured Architectonically, 1761
Etching on laid paper
Plate: 30.5 x 22.1 cm (12 x 8 11/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Walter Smith and Mrs. Reginald Patota 72.112

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