The Four Times of Day: Evening / William Hogarth
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.58
- Title
- The Four Times of Day: Evening
- Artist
- William Hogarth
- Artist Nationality
- British
- Artist Life Dates
- 1697-1764
- Medium and Support
- etching and engraving on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1738
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United Kingdom (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Second state of two Date, Mar. 25, 1738 "Invented and painted, engraved and published by Wm. Hogarth, March 25, 1738, According to Act of Parliament." Engraved by B. Baron, Price 5 shillings
- Dimensions
- 46.4 cm x 40.3 cm (18 1/4 in. x 15 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Secondary Object Classification
- Secondary Object Type
- black and white print
- Physical Description
- This print is vertically oriented with gray markings. A cream border surrounds it and it has “EVENING” written below it. The lower half of the print has a pastoral scene with several adults and children by a stream at the bottom of the print. Behind them, someone milks a cow. The upper half shows the tops of buildings and rolling hills. A sunset is taking place with dramatic clouds.
- Subject Matter
- Hogarth created several print series that satirize mores and values of 18th century England. In his suite, "The Four Times of Day," executed after a series of paintings, he employed humor, not just to comment on London society but to breathe new life into images marking the times of day. Hogarth translated portrayals of the times of the day from their pastoral origins to that of contemporary London. The pastoral, eternal and ideal here become urban, specific and comic. Each of the London sites shown in this series was considered disreputable in its day and the congested setting acts as a foil and context for the figures.
- Set in a lush summer setting, "Evening," shows a young dyer’s family escaping the heat of the city to enjoy the middle class resort of Sadler’s Wells. The dyer accompanies his formidable wife as they stroll past a tavern and a cow being milked. The placement of the cow’s horns behind the husband’s head indicates that he is a cuckold; the pair of children on the left of the composition underscores the unfortunate situation of the male, in each instance dominated by a larger female.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- bodies of water
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- bodies of water by size
- buildings and the land
- commercial buildings
- earth sciences concepts
- eating and drinking buildings
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by family relationship
- physical sciences concepts
- riverine bodies
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 889 x 1069
- File Size
- 123 KB
- Record
- 1971/2.58
- Link to this Item
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"The Four Times of Day: Evening; William Hogarth." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1971-sl-2.58/1971_2.58.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.
