About this artwork
Sarah Malcolm was executed in 1733 at the age of 25 for the murder of her mistress Lydia Duncomb and two fellow servants. Malcolm denied having any part in the killing but was found guilty and sentenced to hang. Hogarth sketched her in Newgate Prison in London two days before her execution on 7 March at Fleet Street. Hogarth then went on to make this painting and an engraving, that was popular due to her notoriety. This picture is said to have been bought from the artist by Horace Walpole and was in the Walpole sale at Strawberry Hill on 14 May 1842.
Updated before 2020
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artist:William HogarthEnglish (1697 - 1764)
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title:Sarah Malcolm (died 1733)
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date created:1733
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:48.80 x 38.70 cm; Framed: 56.20 x 46.40 x 9.00 cm
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credit line:Bequest of Lady Jane Dundas 1897
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accession number:NG 838
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
William Hogarth
William Hogarth
Hogarth was one of the most influential artists of the eighteenth century. He is credited with being the first artist in Europe to create art that represented and expressed a national identity. Born in London, Hogarth was apprenticed to a silver engraver for seven years, moving on to creating his...
