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Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen
Colombus Breaking the Egg

Not on view
Engraving of six figures crowded around a table with eggs on a plate and scattered objects, rendered with dense crosshatching; signed "W. Hogarth inv."
Artist or Maker
Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen
Germany, Göttingen, 1765-1840
After
William Hogarth (after)
England, London, 1697-1764
Title
Colombus Breaking the Egg
Place Made
Germany
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 9 1/4 in. (27.62 × 23.5 cm) Image: 5 5/8 × 7 in. (14.29 × 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Irene Salinger in memory of her father, Adolph Stern
Accession Number
54.89.43
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph. Ausführliche Erklärung der Hogarthischen Kupferstiche. Göttingen: Dieterich'schen Buchhandlung, 1794-1834.