Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Elisha Kirkall, ca. 1682–1742, British

after William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British

Published by Robert Wilkinson, 1758–1825, British
Title:
A Midnight Modern Conversation
Date:
ca. 1733, printed after 1779
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 17 3/4 inches (37.1 × 45.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "Kirkall | Modern Midnight | Conversation"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.1321
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
furniture | genre subject | candlesticks | bottles | lemons | midnight | clock | food | drinking | wine | conversation piece
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Goya and the Satirical Print in England and on the Continent 1730 - 1850 (McMullen Museum of Art, 1991-01-28 - 1991-06-29)

Painters and Engraving - The Reproductive Print from Hogarth to Wilkie (Yale Center for British Art, 1980-03-26 - 1980-06-22)
Publications:
H. Barbara Weinberg, American stories, paintings of everyday life, 1765-1915 , The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY & London, UK, 2009, p. 6, fig. 5, ND1451 .A43X 2009 OVERSIZE (HAAS)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:23170