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The etched lines were made using acid, while the engraved lines were scored by means of a sharp tool called a burin. The grooves were then filled  with ink and the image was transferred onto a blank sheet of paper.<br><br><b>Trading</b><br>This was the first print Hogarth sold independently of the established London printsellers. It cost one shilling. He had trouble selling it because soon after publication, half-price pirated copies appeared.<br><br><b>People</b><br>Hogarth made this print quite early on in his career. In it he touches on some of the themes and motifs that were important to his work. These include the theatre, street life and the battle between native British culture and its Italian and French equivalents.<br><br><b>Subject Depicted</b><br>On the left the public is queuing to get into a masquerade, a sort of fancy dress party with erotic possibilities. This enthusiasm for a form of entertainment with Italian origins is contrasted with a corresponding neglect of British culture. 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The artist William Hogarth (1697-1764) was a leading opponent. In the foreground, Hogarth ridicules the enthusiasm for Italian opera. He links it with Lord Burlington by setting the scene in front of the gate of Burlington's London house, labelled 'The Academy of Art'.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["F.118:152"],"accessionNumberNum":"118","accessionNumberPrefix":"F","accessionYear":null,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LN1829","2019LP6268","2019LP1403","2019LV7516"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-04-04","availableToBook":false}}