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Etched and published by Richard Livesay British
After William Hogarth British
Sitter Benjamin Read British
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Title: Mr. Ben: Read, A Member of Hogarth's Club at the Bedford Arms Tavern, Drawn by him about the Year 1757
Artist and publisher:
Etched and published by Richard Livesay (British, 1750–1826 Southsea, near Portsmouth, Hampshire)
Artist:
After William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London)
Sitter:
Benjamin Read (British, active 1757)
Date: November 27, 1781
Medium: Etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/8 x 10 9/16 in. (31.5 x 26.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession Number: 32.35(192)
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