An Artists' Soirée–A Sketch at the Hogarth Club, from "The Graphic," p. 489

May 24, 1873

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Brewtnall, who designed this image, began his career drawing illustrations for "The Graphic," a popular London periodical. This wood-engraving shows members of London’s Hogarth Club, originally founded by former members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1858–61, then revived in the 1870s as alternate, semi-private exhibition space for those dissatisfied with how their works were hung at the Royal Academy. The club welcomed both artists and art-lovers, and James McNeill Whistler is shown leaning on the piano with Frederick Walker on the instrument's left (both have large mustaches). Since many of the men hold pipes, the occasion must be a "Smoking Concert," a popular type of all-male Victorian social event. Works hung densely on the walls affirm the Club’s function as an exhibition space.

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Title: An Artists' Soirée–A Sketch at the Hogarth Club, from "The Graphic," p. 489
Series/Portfolio: The Graphic
Engraver: William Harcourt Hooper (British, London 1834–1912 London)
Artist: After Edward Frederick Brewtnall (British, London 1846–1902 Chiswick, Middlesex)
Sitter: Frederick Walker (British, London 1840–1875 Perthshire, Scotland)
Sitter: James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
Sitter: Sir Hubert von Herkomer (British, Waal, Bavaria 1849–1914 Budleigh Salterton, Devon)
Sitter: Sir Frederic William Burton (Irish, County Wicklow 1816–1900 London)
Sitter: Edward John Gregory (British, Southampton 1850–1909 Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire)
Sitter: Henry Stacy Marks (British, London 1829–1898 London)
Date: May 24, 1873
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/4 × 15 5/8 in. (28.5 × 39.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Donato Esposito, 2018
Object Number: 2018.614.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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