Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

William Blake, 1757–1827, British

after William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British

Title:

Beggar's Opera, Act III

Date:

c.1790

Materials & Techniques:

Engraving

Dimensions:

Sheet: 17 7/16 x 22 9/16in. (44.3 x 57.3cm)

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1978.43.911

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Currently On View:

Not on view

Exhibition History:

Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)

The Human Form Divine - William Blake from the Paul Mellon Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 1997-04-02 - 1997-07-06)

Publications:

Elizabeth Einberg, The age of Hogarth, British painters born 1675-1709 , vol. 2, Tate Gallery, London, 1988, p. 145, cat. no. 117, ND466 T38 1988 + OVERSIZE (YCBA)

The Grosvenor Exhibition (Second Notice), Athenaeum, , January 28, 1888, p. 121, British Periodcals

The Private Collections of England, No. XXXVII, Hornby Castle, Bedale, Marske, Richmond , Athenaeum, no. 2655, September 14, 1878, pp. 343-44, Avaialble Online: British Periodicals II Also Available : A88 At421+ OVERSIZE (SML)

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:7478