Sold for:
$225
$225
Engraved by William Satchwell Leney (British, 1769-1831) after the painting by William Hogarth (British, 1697-1764) of 1739. "Charity in the Cellar", engraving, published circa 1822. Engraving depicts four male gentlemen drinking wine and spirits in a cellar with empty bottles strewn across the floor and a fifth man sleeping on a cot behind the group. Inscribed below image lower left "Hogarth Pinx" and lower right "Leney Sculp". Framed approximately 24.75" x 26.5, sight size 14.25" x 16".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-02-08
