This unsigned wash drawing is presumed to be the original by william hogarth (1697-1764) for the etched plate, the invasion, plate 2, england. Hogarth was a major english pictorial satirist and social critic. He was also one of the first artists to draw subjects in a series. One of his best-known works is the series the rake’s progress, which shows the downfall of a young man of means who squanders his inheritance. The invasion series, consisting of two plates, depicts the french plotting an invasion of england while the english appear unconcerned. The series was done in 1756, the year the seven years’ war began. The drawing is from the anne s. K. Brown military collection at the brown university library, the foremost american collection devoted to the history and iconography of soldiers and soldiering, and one of the world’s largest collections devoted to the study of military and naval uniforms. Caricatures and cartoons; soldiers. Date: 1756. Place of creation: France. Dimensions: 1 drawing; 31.2 x 39.5 cm. Medium: photograph, prints. Collection: Brown University Library.
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