Lot 61
William Hogarth (1697-1764)
Beer Street and Gin Lane [and another]
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
William Hogarth (1697-1764)
Beer Street and Gin Lane
Two engravings, 1751, the first published states (Paulson ii/iv), good impressions on laid paper with watermarks, each platemark approx. 382 x 320 mm (15 1/8 x 12 1/2 in), sheets 435 x 345 mm (17 1/8 x 13 1/2 in), scattered spotting and surface dirt, several repaired tears, mostly affecting the margins (unframed)
Literature:
Paulson 185 ii/iv and 186 ii/iv
Together with:
Southwark Fair (or The Humours of a Fair)
Engraving, 1733-1734, sheet 360 x 470 mm (14 1/8 x 18 1/2 in) (unframed)
Description
William Hogarth (1697-1764)
Beer Street and Gin Lane
Two engravings, 1751, the first published states (Paulson ii/iv), good impressions on laid paper with watermarks, each platemark approx. 382 x 320 mm (15 1/8 x 12 1/2 in), sheets 435 x 345 mm (17 1/8 x 13 1/2 in), scattered spotting and surface dirt, several repaired tears, mostly affecting the margins (unframed)
Literature:
Paulson 185 ii/iv and 186 ii/iv
Together with:
Southwark Fair (or The Humours of a Fair)
Engraving, 1733-1734, sheet 360 x 470 mm (14 1/8 x 18 1/2 in) (unframed)