Columbus Breaking the Egg
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: William Hogarth|Christopher Columbus
Artist bio: British, London 1697–1764 London|Italian, Genoa 1446?–1506 Valladolid
Artist role: Artist|Subject
Artist nationality: British|Italian
Date: December 1, 1753
Medium: Etching and engraving; second state of two
Dimensions: plate: 6 7/16 x 7 5/8 in. (16.4 x 19.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891
Accession year: 1891
Tags: Men|Eggs