Columbus Breaking the Egg

William Hogarth

Caption

William Hogarth (British, 1697–1764). Columbus Breaking the Egg, 1753. Etching on laid paper, 6 3/8 x 7 9/16 in. (16.2 x 19.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett, 22.1186.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Columbus Breaking the Egg

Date

1753

Medium

Etching on laid paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

6 3/8 x 7 9/16 in. (16.2 x 19.2 cm)

Markings

Lower edge of composition: "Designed and etched by Wm. Hogarth Decem 1, 1753"

Credit Line

Bequest of Samuel E. Haslett

Accession Number

22.1186

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