The image shows a room with stone walls, potentially a courtroom or meeting hall. In the foreground, figures are depicted standing and seated. Two men are engaged with seated women. One man wears a tricorn hat and formal coat, the other wears a similar outfit without a hat and a wig. The women wear dresses typical of the 18th century. On the left, a group of men in period attire observes the scene. On the right, more men are gathered behind a draped table. In the background, high walls with barred windows are visible. An elaborate frieze and banner stretch across the ceiling. Statues or figures are positioned in niches along the walls.
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The image shows a room with stone walls, potentially a courtroom or meeting hall. In the foreground, figures are depicted standing and seated. Two men are engaged with seated women. One man wears a tricorn hat and formal coat, the other wears a similar outfit without a hat and a wig. The women wear dresses typical of the 18th century. On the left, a group of men in period attire observes the scene. On the right, more men are gathered behind a draped table. In the background, high walls with barred windows are visible. An elaborate frieze and banner stretch across the ceiling. Statues or figures are positioned in niches along the walls.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Beggar's Opera, Act III

William Blake after William Hogarth

Date
1788/1790
Medium
etching (engraving?)
Dimensions
sheet: 40.9 × 54.8 cm (16 1/8 × 21 9/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1947.7.2
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Seated figure
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Dancer
  • Costume
  • Figures

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