2. c. 13) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain first read on 4 March 1734/35 and eventually passed on 25 June 1735 to give protections to producers of engravings.

It is also called Hogarth's Act after William Hogarth, who prompted the law together with some fellow engravers.

Historian Mark Rose notes, "The Act protected only those engravings that involved original designs and thus, implicitly, made a distinction between artists and mere craftsmen.

Soon, however, Parliament was persuaded to extend protection to all engravings.

5. c. 46)[4] which replaced and consolidated existing copyright legislation.