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: April 1752
Medium: Etching and engraving; first state of two
Dimensions: sheet: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (19 x 19 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession year: 1932
Tags: Christopher Columbus|Men|Tables|Eggs