THE ENRAGED MUSICIAN
Date1741
Artist/Maker
William Hogarth
(1697 - 1764)
OriginEngland, London
MediumLine engraving and etching on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 22 7/8 × 17 5/8in. (58.1 × 44.8cm)
Other (Plate): 16 × 14in. (40.6 × 35.6cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-569
DescriptionLower margin reads: ""Design'd Engrav'd & Publish'd by W.m Hogarth. Nov.br the 30.th 1741. According to Act of Parliament Price 3 Shillings."Label TextA street scene depicting various noises and musical instruments, all taking place under the window of a musician. He is in the window with hands up to both ears, holding a fiddle and bow, trying to shut out the noise. Below in the street are a ballad singer holding a crying baby, two small children, a girl with a noise maker, a boy in the act of relieving himself; a man playing a hautboy, a girl with a milk pail crying her wares; a boy with a drum, another with a dog barking; and a boy blowing a cow horn among others. A sign is posted on the musician's house for a performance of the Beggar's Opera.
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