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Satirical print. HOGARTH. Beer Street.

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Satirical print. HOGARTH. Beer Street.
 
HOGARTH, William. Beer Street.
London, post 1759 [Tiratura del XIX secolo]

Acquaforte e bulino. 390x327 mm. Margini. Titolo in alto al centro, sopra l’immagine. Iscrizioni sotto l’immagine: Versi, tre quartine ‘Beer, happy Produce of our Isle … With Liberty and Love!’; in fondo, a sinistra ‘Design by W. Hogarth’; al centro ‘Published according to Act of Parliament Fev. 1. 1751’. Buona conservazione.

Splendida rappresentazione satirica, creata dopo il ‘Gin Act’ del Parlamento che imponeva dazi al gin per limitarne il consumo. I versi in didascalia, dell’amico di Hogarth Rev. James Townley, cantano le virtù patriottiche della birra e deridono la Francia. La stampa è in secondo stato, come indicato dalla Royal Academy.
W. Hogarth, 1697-1764, pittore e incisore, fu il primo a inaugurare l’arte della caricatura in Inghilterra intorno al 1730: la sua raccolta di 110 incisioni copre le più diverse manifestazioni del costume e della vita civile inglese del ‘700, costituendo un insieme originale caratterizzato da uno stile molto raffinato e personale al tempo stesso.
Paulson 1989 / Hogarth's Graphic Works: third edition (185.II); Royal Academy, Object number 12/457. 

Condition Report

HOGARTH, William. Beer Street.
London, post 1759 [19th century issue]

Etching and engraving. 390 x 327 mm. Margins. Title top centre, above image. Inscriptions below image: Verses, three quatrains ‘Beer, happy Produce of our Isle … With Liberty and Love!’; bottom left ‘Design by W. Hogarth’; centre ‘Published according to Act of Parliament Fev. 1. 1751’. Good condition.

A splendid satirical representation, created after the Parliamentary ‘Gin Act’ which imposed duties on gin to limit its consumption. The caption verses, by Hogarth’s friend Rev. James Townley, sing the patriotic virtues of beer and mock France. The print is in second state, as indicated by the Royal Academy. 
W. Hogarth, 1697-1764, painter and engraver, was the first to inaugurate the art of caricature in England around 1730: his collection of 110 engravings covers the most diverse manifestations of English customs and civil life of the 18th century, constituting an original collection characterised by a very refined and personal style at the same time.
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