William Hogarth, Self portrait
Full title | Self portrait |
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Artist | William Hogarth |
Artist dates | 1697 - 1764 |
Date made | 1757-8 |
Medium and support | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 45.1 × 42.5 cm |
Acquisition credit | On loan from the National Portrait Gallery: Purchased, 1869 |
Inventory number | L1303 |
Location | Not on display |
Image copyright | On loan from the National Portrait Gallery: Purchased, 1869, © © National Portrait Gallery |
Collection | Main Collection |
Dressed informally, Hogarth shows himself painting Thalia, Muse of Comedy, who is identified by the mask and book she holds. By associating himself with Thalia, the artist alludes to the ‘comic histories’ for which he was best known, including the nearby series Marriage A-la-Mode. This self portrait was painted around the time Hogarth was appointed serjeant painter to the King, in 1757.
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