Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Print made by Jacob Hogg, active 1751, British

after Francis Wheatley, 1747–1801, British

Title:

John Howard, Esq. Visiting and Relieving the Miseries of a Prison

Date:

1790

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and engraving on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Plate: 19 1/2 × 24 1/4 inches (49.5 × 61.6 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Lettered below image: "Painted by F. Wheately | T. Simpson Excudt. | JOHN HOWARD ESQ. | Visiting and Relieving the Miseries of a Prison | Published April 9 1790 by Thomas Simpson St. Pauls Church Yard, and James Hogg No.52 Berwick Street, Soho, London | Engraved by Ja.s Hogg"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alexander

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1980.20.2

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

correctional institution | genre subject | historical subject | prison

Currently On View:

Not on view

Exhibition History:

Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)

Francis Wheatley (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-08-31 - 2006-02-05)

Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:20228