The Distressed Poet, William Hogarth, 1736-1800 (c.)

Copy of a figure from 'the distressed poet'; an untidy garret with a man in a dressing-gown working on a poem entitled 'riches a poem'; behind the poet's head is a man stepping on another on the ground; after hogarth. Etching and engraving. Date: 1736-1800 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 196 mm; Width: 140 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Distressed Poet (BM 1868,0822.2479)