Title
Engraving by William Hogarth
Caption
Engraving by British artist & engraver, William Hogarth 1697-1764: Columbus Breaking the Egg. 1752. An old fable, applied here to Columbus. As related by Girolamo Benzoni, after admiration for Columbusâ€ôs discoveries waned and success turned to envy, his enemies began to assert that anyone could of thought of his plan and carried it out. Columbus challenged his detractors to balance an egg upright on the table. All failed, so Columbus, smashing the base of the egg, thus managed to place it upright.
18th century
Date
18th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A30_174
License type
Rights managed
Available size
33,1Mb (4,2Mb) / 12,6in x 10,2in / 3780 x 3062 (300dpi)