Sujet
John Wilkes, 1763. Artist: William Hogarth
Légende
John Wilkes, 1763. Wilkes is wearing a wig that Hogarth has fashioned into two horns. He holds a cap entitled liberty that Hogarth has positioned to make it look like a halo. On the table are copies of his newspaper The North Briton. In 1762 Hogarth had published a satire The Times that, for Hogarth, was unusually anti-war. It angered many politicians, including John Wilkes. Therefore Wilkes attacked Hogarth in his newspaper The North Briton, by depicting him as an old fool. In response Hogarth produced this engraving.
Museum of London
Date
1763
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/London Museum
Notre référence
HRM19A84_265
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,9Mo (3,2Mo) / 30,0cm x 41,7cm / 3541 x 4930 (300dpi)