Sujet
Engraving by William Hogarth
Légende
Engraving by British artist & engraver, William Hogarth 1697â€ì1764: 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.
Date
18e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP18A30_174
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
33,1Mo (4,2Mo) / 32,0cm x 25,9cm / 3780 x 3062 (300dpi)