William Hogarth, Hogarth's prints. Vol. I.

The Enraged Musician, 1741

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)

RA Collection: Art

Engraving by William Hogarth showing a professional violinist driven to distraction by the cacophony of street life outside his window. The print was the second (after The Distressed Poet, 17/3489) of a projected trio of prints. The third, on the subject of painting, was never realised.The engraving reverses Hogarth's oil sketch of c.1740 (Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford).

Object details

Title
The Enraged Musician
Artist/printmaker
William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
Date
1741
Object type
Print
Dimensions

314 mm x 387 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
17/3806
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Hogarth's prints. Vol. I. - [s.l.]: [n.d.]

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