Author: after William Hogarth (1697-1764)
Title: [Antique print, game, etching] The Cock Pit (hanengevecht, cockfight) published c. 1870.
Description: Illustration of the Cock-Pit Royal in St. James, London.View of a crowd of people gathered around a circular cock fighting ring. Two small birds face-off at the left. The shadow of a man holding a coin purse looms large over the ring. At the center of the crowd is a a man who appears to be blind with a pile of money in front of him. The man to the right of him is stealing one of the bills.After a work by William Hogarth.From the edition of' The Complete works of William Hogarth', published c. 1870 by Charles Griffin and Co, London. Engraving on paper; total: 210 x 270 mm; despite some rubbing, a small damage on the top external margin, in good condition.

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