"Tristram Shandy," Frontispiece, Volume 1,

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Drawings and Prints

"Tristram Shandy," Frontispiece, Volume 1,

Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder|William Hogarth|Laurence Sterne

Date
April 1760
Medium
Etching and engraving; first state of two
Dimensions
sheet: 5 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (13.9 x 7.9 cm)
Object type
Print
Classification
Prints
Object number
32.35(202)
Credit line
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932

Artist information

French, Paris 1706–1774 London|British, London 1697–1764 London|British (born Ireland), 1713–1768

Subjects and terms

  • Men
  • Reading
  • Smoking

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