Satirical print. HOGARTH - DODD. The Indian Emperor.
HOGARTH, William - DODD, Robert. The Indian Emperor.
London, Josiah Boydell, 1792 [Tiratura del XIX secolo]
Incisione su rame puntinata. 455x590 mm. Iscrizioni sotto l’immagine: a sinistra ‘Painted by W.m Hogarth’; al centro ‘ Titolo’; a destra ‘Engraved by Rob.t Dodd’; sotto ‘Published Jan. 1. 1792 by J & J Boydell ….’ Leggero foxing, ma Buon esemplare.
BM: “Copy of a picture by Hogarth, showing a performance of Dryden's play 'The Indian Emperor; or, the Conquest of Mexico' which took place in spring 1732 in the hourse of John Conduitt, before the Duke of Cumberland, who stands on the left with the Princesses Mary and Louisa beside him; the Duke of Richmond is shown in the left foreground, leaning over his wife's chair, while Lady Deloraine, sitting beside her, bends forward towards her daughters; …”
Robert Dodd (1748 – 1815) è stato un artista e incisore inglese specializzato in arte marina. È noto per le sue opere sulla Rivoluzione francese e sulle guerre napoleoniche.
BM, Museum number R,10.42.