“The Battle of the Pictures” [plate 2] engraved by English artist William Hogarth 1697-1764
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8619 x 7792 px | 73 x 66 cm | 28.7 x 26 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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"The Battle of the Pictures" was originally engraved as a bidder's ticket for the auction of some of his paintings. It represents a statement by Hogarth upon the nature of art and aesthetic values. It also represents a scathing commentary upon the business auction houses. The auction house appears to the left. A crack symbolically appears on its front wall. To the side of the main door an over-framed painting rests. To the front of the auction house stand long rows of pictures. The first is original but all the others are copies or fakes.This is an unsigned 19th Century version from the original by Hogarth.