Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse
c. 1757 William Hogarth self-portrait depicting the artist painting the muse of comedy
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Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse is a self-portrait painted by William Hogarth around 1757 and issued as an engraving in 1758, depicting the artist at his easel painting Thalia, the muse of comedy, asserting his own artistic seriousness and his claim to a respected tradition of comic art.[1]
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- ↑ "William Hogarth."CartoonWiki.Retrieved 2026-10-02.