The Distressed Poet

Image credit: Birmingham Museums Trust

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Title

The Distressed Poet

Date

1733–1735

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 65.9 x W 79.1 cm

Accession number

1934P500

Acquisition method

presented by Sir Charles Hyde, 1934

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

W Hogarth Fec , Inscription , Painted , bottom right

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