Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn
William Hogarth · May 1738 · Etching and engraving in black on cream laid paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn is a public-domain illustration by William Hogarth, dated May 1738. Etching and engraving in black on cream laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn” (May 1738) 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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