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William Hogarth's original etching and engraving, "Martin Folkes Esqr.", represents one of his best regarded portraits. Martin Folkes (1690-1754), a close friend of Hogarth, was an antiquary and numismatist. In 1739 he was elected a founding vice-president of London's Foundling Hospital. Folkes was also Vice-President of the Royal Society and served under its President, Sir Isaac Newton. He became President of the Royal Society in 1741. Martin Folkes was the author of "Dissertations on the Weights and Values of Ancient Coins" and numerous papers on Roman antiquities. A memorial to Martin Folkes will be found at the window bay of the south choir aisle, Westminster Abbey. This original etching and engraving is printed upon early nineteenth century wove paper and with large, full margins as published by William Heath in 1822. It is a fine, original example of the portrait art created by the British satirical artist, William Hogarth. "Martin Folkes Esqr."; Paulson Catalogue #160, Fourth and Final State. from Marriage a la Mode |
Title: | Martin Folkes Esqr. |
Artist: | Hogarth, William (London, 1697 - 1764) |
Date: | 1742 (Heath Edition: 1822) |
Medium: | Original Etching and Engraving |
Publisher: | William Heath, London |
William Hogarth: The name of William Hogarth requires little in the way of an introduction. He is the unquestioned father of England’s rich tradition of satire and remains one of the most original and lively minds in the entire history of British art. Famous for his paintings, Hogarth’s engravings are even more paramount: the imagery from "The Harlot’s Progress", "Marriage a la Mode", "The Four Stages of Cruelty", "Four Prints of an Election", "The Four Times of the Day" and a host of others are crucial to an understanding of eighteenth century art and culture. Yet Wiliam Hogarth’s art stretched beyond his time and his masterful engravings are as relevant to our society as they were to his. | |
Training first as an engraver, William Hogarth became an independent illustrator as early as 1720. In his spare time he studied painting techniques, notably under Sir James Thornhill. By 1730 he established himself as a portrait painter. Yet at the same time Hogarth began creating sets of anecdotal pictures which brilliantly satirized society and its activities. One early set, "A Harlot’s Progress" (1732), gained for Hogarth a strong and lasting national reputation. During the following decades he both painted and engraved individual works and sets of images which forged the cornerstone for English satirical art. Such great masters as Thmas Rowlandson, James Gillray, William Heath and George Cruikshank followed in Hogarth’s footsteps. | |
"Martin Folkes Esqr." is unique among the oeuvre of Hogarth's engraved portraits. It is both a direct and sympathetic representation. His other engravings in this genre, such as, "John Wilkes Esqr." are highly satirical in nature. | |
Martin Folkes (1690-1754): A close friend of Hogarth, Martin Folkes was an antiquary and numismatist. In 1739 Folkes was elected a founding vice-president of London's Foundling Hospital. He was also Vice-President of the Royal Society and served under its President, Sir Isaac Newton. He became President of the Royal Society in 1741. Martin Folkes was the author of "Dissertations on the Weights and Values of Ancient Coins" and numerous papers on Roman antiquities. A memorial to Martin Folkes will be found at the window bay of the south choir aisle, Westminster Abbey. | |
Raisonne: | Ronald Paulson, "Hogarth’s Graphic Works", London, Yale University Press, 1965. |
Catalogue #160, Fourth and Final State. | |
Size: | 13 X 9 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
Matted with 100% Archival Materials | |
Buy Now | Price: $395.00 US |
Condition: | Published upon early nineteenth century wove paper and with large, full margins as printed by William Heath in 1822. One should take note that Heath was the last printer to print directly from Hogarth’s original engraved plates. All ‘Hogarth’ prints appearing after this date are merely copies of these original graphic works of art. |
A fine, evenly printed impression, restored tear upper right corner of the margin, (well removed from the actual image or plate-mark), else in very good condition throughout. Altogether, "Martin Folkes Esqr." represents a prime, original example of the engraved portrait art of William Hogarth. | |
Subject: | William Hogarth, "Martin Folkes Esqr.", original etching and engraving, antiquary and numismatist, Sir Isaac Newton, President of the Royal Society, father of England’s rich tradition of satire. |
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Original Etching and Engraving by the British Satirical Artist, William Hogarth
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# | Title & Artist | Medium | Date | - |
01.- | An Election Entertainment by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Four Original Engravings | 1755 - 1758 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
02.- | Analysis of Beauty by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Two Original Engravings (Plate I & II) | 1753 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
03.- | A Midnight Modern Conversation by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1732 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
04.- | A Rake's Progress by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Eight Original Engravings | 1735 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
05.- | A Chorus of Singers by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1732 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
06.- | Battle of the Pictures by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1743 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
07.- | Boys Peeping at Nature by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1730 (Heath Ed) | Available |
08.- | Characters & Caricaturas by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1743 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
09.- | Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1762 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
10.- | Four Times of The Day by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Four Original Engravings | 1738 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
11.- | Four Stages of Cruelty by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Four Original Engravings | 1750-1751 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
12.- | Frontispiece to Taylor's Perspective by William Woollett & William Hogarth | Original Line Engraving | 1761 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
13.- | Gin Lane by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1750-1751 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
14.- | Illustrations for Samuel Butler's 'Hudibras' by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Twelve Original Engravings | 1725 (Heath Ed) | Available |
15.- | Industry and Idleness by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Twelve Original Engravings | 1747 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
16.- | John Wilkes Esquire by William Hogarth | Original Etching | 1763 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
17.- | Marriage a la Mode by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Six Original Engravings | 1745 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
18.- | Martin Folkes Esqr. by William Hogarth | Original Etching & Engraving | 1742 (Heath Ed) | Available |
19.- | Moses Brought to Pharaoh's Daughter by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1752 (Heath Ed) | Available |
20.- | Pit Ticket: The Cockpit by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1759 (Heath Ed) | Available |
21.- | Satire on False Perspective by Luke Sullivan & William Hogarth | Original Etching & Engraving | 1754 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
22.- | Scholars at a Lecture by William Hogarth | Original Line Engraving & Etching | 1736 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
23.- | Shrimps! by Francesco Bartolozzi & William Hogarth | Original Stipple Engraving | 1782 | Sold |
24.- | Simon Lord Lovat by William Hogarth | Original Etching | 1746 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
25.- | Southwark Fair by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1733 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
26.- | Taste in High Life by Samuel Phillips & William Hogarth | Original Stipple Engraving | 1808 (John Boydell Ed.) | Sold |
27.- | The Company of Undertakers by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1736 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
28.- | The Distrest Poet by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1736 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
29.- | The Five Orders of Perriwigs by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1761 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
30.- | The Invasion: France, Plate I by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Two Original Engravings (England & France) | 1756 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
31.- | The Invasion: England, Plate II by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Two Original Engravings (England & France) | 1756 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
32.- | The Laughing Audience by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1733 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
33.- | The Politician by John Keyse Sherwin & William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1775 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
34.- | The Sleepy Congregation by William Hogarth | Original Engraving & Etching | 1736 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
35.- | The Times by William Hogarth | Complete Set of Two Original Engravings (Plate I & II) | 1762 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
36.- | Time Smoking a Picture by William Hogarth | Original Engraving | 1761 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
37.- | William Hogarth Painting of the Comic Muse by William Hogarth | Original Engraving | 1764 (Heath Ed) | Sold |
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