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, English, 1697-1764
Title
A Midnight Modern Conversation
Date1732-1733
MediumLine and etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 41.5 x 54.3 cm
Plate: 34.3 x 47 cm
Credit LinePresented, Mrs E. Bishop, 1942
Terms
  • 3rd State
Object numberNGI.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.