The Laughing Audience
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The Laughing Audience

TitleThe Laughing Audience
ArtistWilliam Hogarth
Date1733 18th century
Mediumetching
ClassificationPrint
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineGift of Addie Burr Clark
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“The Laughing Audience” is a work by William Hogarth, dated 1733. It is executed in etching and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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