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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 3124528, member: 56"]Hogarth engravings have been printed and reprinted. The plates were re-engraved when they became too worn and printed some more. I have no idea how to tell which came from what edition.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Wikipedia:</p><p><i>As a printmaker Hogarth often employed other engravers to produce his work and frequently revised his works between one print run and the next, so it is often difficult to accurately differentiate between works by (or for) Hogarth and those in the style of or "after".</i></p><p><br /></p><p>A principal reference is:</p><p>Hogarth's Graphic Works. by Ronald Paulson</p><p><br /></p><p>(I don't know this book personally, so cannot comment on how useful you might find it, but you may be able to see it through your local library.)</p><p><br /></p><p>It's a testament to their popularity. Yes they are collectible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 3124528, member: 56"]Hogarth engravings have been printed and reprinted. The plates were re-engraved when they became too worn and printed some more. I have no idea how to tell which came from what edition. From Wikipedia: [I]As a printmaker Hogarth often employed other engravers to produce his work and frequently revised his works between one print run and the next, so it is often difficult to accurately differentiate between works by (or for) Hogarth and those in the style of or "after".[/I] A principal reference is: Hogarth's Graphic Works. by Ronald Paulson (I don't know this book personally, so cannot comment on how useful you might find it, but you may be able to see it through your local library.) It's a testament to their popularity. Yes they are collectible.[/QUOTE]
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