William Hogarth

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

Maker

Title

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

Medium

etching

Materials/Techniques

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

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Walter Smith and Mrs. Reginald Patota

Object Number

72.112

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

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

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Exhibition History

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