The Sleeping Congregation
William Hogarth · October 1736 · Etching and engraving in black on ivory wove paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Sleeping Congregation is a public-domain illustration by William Hogarth, dated October 1736. Etching and engraving in black on ivory wove paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Sleeping Congregation” (October 1736) is a Hogarth subject: a scene of contemporary life, usually an engraving, meant to be read for what the people are doing.
About the artist
William Hogarth (1697–1764) was an English painter and engraver of modern moral subjects. Series such as A Harlot’s Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode tell one story across several plates.
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