The Analysis of Beauty, plate 2

William Hogarth - engraver, William Hogarth - inventor

William Hogarth - engraver, William Hogarth - inventor - The Analysis of Beauty, plate 2
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The key to understanding plate 2 is diagram No. 71. Its general theme is the relation of the line of beauty in relation to the body and its movement, and specifically to dance, whose „grammar“ of movement was essential to Hogarth’s notion of the line of beauty.
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measurements: height 402 mm
width 509 mm
material: paper
technique: Etching and engraving
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inventory number: R 16955
gallery collection: Collection of Prints and Drawings

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