A Midnight Modern Conversation
William Hogarth
1732–1733
- Medium
- Etching and engraving selectively printed in black and red on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 32.9 × 45.5 cm (13 × 17 15/16 in.); Plate: 34.5 × 47 cm (13 5/8 × 18 9/16 in.); Sheet: 37.2 × 49.7 cm (14 11/16 × 19 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- prints and drawing
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
engravingprintprints and drawingetchingpaper (fiber product)
About
One of Hogarth’s most sought-after and most frequently copied compositions, A Midnight Modern Conversation features a raucous, smoke-filled scene in which drunken participants stumble, fall asleep, and lose their wigs. This impression of the print incorporates painterly nuances in an application of both red and black ink, a color choice resulting in a mock history painting.
