Detail View: Wetmore Print Collection: Columbus Breaking the Egg
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Filename:
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FW-0093.jpg
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Creator:
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HOGARTH, William
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Creation Date:
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1753
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Primary Creation Century:
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18th Century
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Title:
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Columbus Breaking the Egg
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Object Type:
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print
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Medium:
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etching
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Donor:
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Fannie Wetmore, 1928
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Dimensions:
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13.97 height x 17.78 width
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Descriptive Notes:
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[ Dec 2009: Biddle to be changed, as Hogarth is the real FW-0093 ]March 2009 - this was found matted BUT out of box & in non-Wetmore cabinet
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Primary Subject:
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figures
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Secondary Subject:
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allegory
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Tertiary Subject:
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clothing
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Comments:
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refers to an allegory where Columbus asks if a group of people know how to stand an egg, tricks them with the simple solution of breaking the end to stand the egg up. allegories, men, games, eggs, eels, Subscription Ticket to the "Analysis of Beauty"
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Box Number:
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Box07 print 11 [ Dec 2009: Biddle to be changed, as Hogarth is the real FW-0093 ]
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