Original Antique Engraving - William Hogarth - A Beggar's Opera - London - E5A Beggar's Opera Superb large folio engraving is from The Whole Works of the Celebrated William Hogarth, as Originally Published. The work was published in London between 1791 and 1802. Each engraving has dark impressions and is on thick, wove paper. The engravings were completed by Thomas Cook London: Thomas Davison for John Stockdale, John Walker and G. Robinson, 1806. The reverse side is blank. This is an original print, not a modern reproduction.