William Hogarth
English, 1697-1764
A Midnight Modern Conversation
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William Hogarth
English, 1697-1764March 1732/33
A Midnight Modern Conversation
William Hogarth English, 1697-1764 →prints and drawingengraving
Date
March 1732/33
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.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment Fund
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.
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