William Hogarth, English, 1697-1764
Title: A Midnight Modern Conversation
Date: 1732-1733
Medium: Line and etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 41.5 x 54.3 cm
Plate: 34.3 x 47 cm
Credit Line: Presented, Mrs E. Bishop, 1942
Object Number: NGI.11509
DescriptionHogarth’s satirical print echoes the drinking scenes painted by Jan Steen in the previous century. Although less didactic than his famous ‘Gin Lane’ print, Hogarth’s aim here is the same: to illustrate the folly of overindulging in alcohol. Well to do men in various stages of drunkenness are shown wigs askew, staggering or snoozing around a table while the punch flows freely.

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