Harvard Art Museums > 2008.237: The Magic Lantern, Paul Before Felix Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Magic Lantern, Paul Before Felix (Paul Sandby) , 2008.237,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/330254. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2008.237 People Paul Sandby, British, English (Nottingham, England 1731 - 1809 London, England) Title The Magic Lantern, Paul Before Felix Other Titles Alternate Title: A Satire on Hogarth Classification Prints Work Type print Date c. 1753 Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/330254 Physical Descriptions Medium Etching on antique laid paper Technique Etching Dimensions sheet: 23 x 17.5 cm (9 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.) State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Gunn 136 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Marjorie B. Cohn in honor of Richard Balzer Accession Year 2008 Object Number 2008.237 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This etching represents William Hogarth sitting on a chair in front of his easel with a modified version of his painting "Pharoah's Daughter." His head acts like a magic lantern which, through his mouth, light projects his own print of "Paul before Felix Burlesqued." Commentary This print occupies a central place in the development of English graphic satire, a distinct tradition that achieved its first high-art status with William Hogarth and his prints. It provides a representation of the intermediary generation between Hogarth and Gillray. Publication History Joseph Monteyne, From Still Life to the Screen: Print Culture, Display, and the Materiality of the Image in Eighteenth-century London, Yale University Press (New Haven, 2013), repr. as fig. 143 on p. 200 [not Harvard impression, related bibliography] Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
