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The Beggar's Opera, Act III

1790
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Beggar's Opera, Act III
  • Engraver: William Blake (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Artist: after William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London)
  • Publisher: John & Josiah Boydell (British, 1786–1804)
  • Author: Related author John Gay (British, Barnstaple, Devon 1685–1732)
  • Date: 1790
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 18 1/8 x 23 in. (46 x 58.4 cm)
    Sheet: 18 3/4 x 23 in. (47.7 x 58.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
  • Object Number: 32.35(208)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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