Risque Suppressed WILLIAM HOGARTH Steel Engraving FEEDING POULTRY 1821 VG Rare

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Risque Suppressed WILLIAM HOGARTH Steel Engraving FEEDING POULTRY 1821 VG Rare:
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WILLIAM HOGARTH Steel Engraving \"FEEDING POULTRY\"This small engraving was originally made for the inside cover of a snuff box. It shows a drunken man passed out with his trousers open while a woman encourages birds to feed out of his pubic area! Two younger women watch gleefully. This print was suppressed in many publications of Hogarth\'s works.Original publication date unknown [this print circa 1821]The image appears on a sheet of medium weight rag paper--blank on the reverse--measuring about 7.5\" x 11.50\". The image itself is about 3.25\" x 2\"The plate has the title printed below the image.Plate removed from The Complete Works of William Hogarth; published in London by Griffin, Bohn and Company. Griffin & Bohn first published this work in 1821, but this may be a later edition.Condition: VERY GOOD. Plate strike mark is clearly visible bordering the image. Some minor toning and foxing outside the image area. Has been trimmed from the original size of 9\" x 11.5\" to 7\" x 11.5\"