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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."

Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, William Hogarth (after), Colombus Breaking the Egg, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Irene Salinger in memory of her father, Adolph Stern, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.