William Hogarth Engraving 1724 Lapland Hut Winter Scene
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This is an engraving on laid paper by William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764) titled A Lapland Hut. Hogarth made this print early in his career to illustrate a travel book by the French author Aubry de La Mottraye (Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vol. II, pl. 38).
Hogarth depicts a Lapland landscape, with sections devoted to a hut, figures and local customs.Numbered elements include: 1. a large teepee-like tent with figures cooking within, 4: a small wooden structure built in a tree, for drying fish, 5: a woman holding a baby in a carrier, 6 and 11: men on skis, 8: a woman milking a reindeer, 9: a magic drum, 10: a sledge drawn across ice by a reindeer, 12: a man leading a reindeer.
The sheet is 14 1/2 x 11 1/8". The plate mark is 14 x 10 1/4" (Top edge trimmed).
Hogarth depicts a Lapland landscape, with sections devoted to a hut, figures and local customs.Numbered elements include: 1. a large teepee-like tent with figures cooking within, 4: a small wooden structure built in a tree, for drying fish, 5: a woman holding a baby in a carrier, 6 and 11: men on skis, 8: a woman milking a reindeer, 9: a magic drum, 10: a sledge drawn across ice by a reindeer, 12: a man leading a reindeer.
The sheet is 14 1/2 x 11 1/8". The plate mark is 14 x 10 1/4" (Top edge trimmed).
Condition
Toning and scattered foxing. Trimmed. Scattered golds, tears, and small losses.
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William Hogarth Engraving 1724 Lapland Hut Winter Scene
Estimate $100 - $200
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