Analysis of beauty, pl. 2

Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 · (c) March 5, 1753

One of two prints issued with Hogarth's treatise "The Analysis of Beauty." A ballroom scene with dancers ranging from elegant to ungainly; in the lower left corner is a pile of tricorne hats; forming a border around the main image are 41 compartments with diagrams relating to the text; the image is numbered throughout. The purpose of this print is to illustrate Hogarth's theories about the movement and shape of the body,