William Hogarth - Wikipedia William Hogarth William Hogarth ( ˈhoʊɡɑːrθ ; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, satirist, cartoonist and writer
William Hogarth Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory Hogarth invented the idea of a narrative series of prints, which told a story through a number of images, and he produced a significant number on "modern moral subjects" from prostitution to politics
William Hogarth (1697 - 1764) | National Gallery, London Hogarth is best known for his series paintings of 'modern moral subjects', of which he sold engravings on subscription The Collection contains the set called 'Marriage A-la-Mode' Although pugnaciously hostile to Continental art, he succumbed to French influence
William Hogarth - National Gallery of Art William Hogarth, The Five Orders of Perriwigs as They Were Worn at the Late Coronation, Measured Architectonically, 1761, etching, Rosenwald Collection, 1944 5 113
Hogarth: 101 - Sir John Soanes Museum Who was Hogarth? William Hogarth is one of the most important British artists of the 18th century He had extraordinary range, both artistic and intellectual and became the master of two mediums, engraving and painting
A Brief Biography of William Hogarth | Sin the City Hogarth died in 1764 in his home in Leicester Fields, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy Working almost entirely outside the academic art establishment, he revolutionized the popular art market and the role of the artist
Why William Hogarth is Britains greatest artist - BBC Hogarth's precedent had given Hockney licence to turn his life's pleasures and pitfalls into art But perhaps Hogarth's greatest bequest is the way he handled satire
Museum Collection - Getty In 1740 Hogarth directed the course of British portraiture with Captain Coram, which stressed the captain's individuality rather than his social stature He was the first British artist to be widely admired abroad, both for his paintings and for his 1753 treatise, The Analysis of Beauty