William Hogarth - Characters and caricaturas
Subscription ticket for "Marriage A-la-Mode" with a group of naturalistic heads in profile and, below, five compartments with heads after Raphael's Vatican tapestry cartoons (i.e. "characters") and caricatures ... More
William Hogarth - Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 1
A grand interior where Earl Squander and a city merchant arrange the marriage of their son and daughter; the extravagantly dressed young man looks at his reflection in a glass while his future bride listens to ... More
William Hogarth - Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 3
Shown is the interior of a dispensary where the viscount has brought his child-mistress to visit M. de la Pillule whose remedy has not cured her venereal disease; a large, well-dressed woman (perhaps a procures... More
William Hogarth - The battle of the pictures
This etching was used as a bidder's ticket for an auction of 19 paintings by Hogarth. Ranks of copies of old master paintings stacked outside Cock's auction house attacking paintings by Hogarth as they emerge f... More
William Hogarth - Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 6
The countess is dying in a chair, an execution broadside at her feet indicates that Silvertongue has been hanged for killing her husband. Her young child (wearing a leg brace as a result of congenital syphilis)... More
Simon Francois - Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 5
A bedroom in a brothel where the earl falls dying after being struck with a sword by Silvertongue whom he has surprised with the countess. The lawyer escapes through the window to left as watchmen enter to righ... More
Simon Francois - Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 4
A grand bedroom with the countess holding a morning levée attended by her hairdresser while the lawyer, Silvertongue, arranges to meet her at a masquerade. Others in the room include a female friend and men who... More
William Hogarth - Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 6
The countess is dying in a chair, an execution broadside at her feet indicates that Silvertongue has been hanged for killing her husband. Her young child (wearing a leg brace as a result of congenital syphilis)... More
Simon Francois - Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 5
A bedroom in a brothel where the earl falls dying after being struck with a sword by Silvertongue whom he has surprised with the countess. The lawyer escapes through the window to left as watchmen enter to righ... More
William Hogarth - Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 1
A grand interior where Earl Squander and a city merchant arrange the marriage of their son and daughter; the extravagantly dressed young man looks at his reflection in a glass while his future bride listens to ... More
Simon Francois - Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 4
A grand bedroom with the countess holding a morning levée attended by her hairdresser while the lawyer, Silvertongue, arranges to meet her at a masquerade. Others in the room include a female friend and men who... More
William Hogarth - Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 2
A lavishly furnished interior where the newlyweds sprawl on chairs in front of a fireplace in the early hours of the morning; he has been out on the town, while she has been playing cards to the accompaniment o... More
William Hogarth - Simon Lord Lovat
The elderly lord sitting on a chair, its back carved with putti supporting a coronet, at a table on which is a book lettered "Memoirs" and quill pen in an ink bottle. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Garrick in the character of Richard III
David Garrick in the role of Richard III, awakening from his troubled dream in the tent before the battle of Bosworth Field. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Garrick in the character of Richard III
David Garrick in the role of Richard III, awakening from his troubled dream in the tent before the battle of Bosworth Field. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Pl. 10. The industrious 'prentice alderman of London, the idle one bro...
A court of Justice with the elegant Alderman Goodchild holding his hand to his brow as Idle, at the bar, begs for mercy. Idle's female companion slips a coin into the hand of the clerk of the court while the on... More
Pl. 8. The industrious 'prentice grown rich and Sheriff of London
A banquet at Fishmongers' Hall with Goodchild and his wife in the seats of honor. In the foreground, greedy liverymen are waited on by a young black man, while a boorish beadle stops a crowd of petitioners at t... More
Pl. 4. The industrious 'prentice a favorite and entrusted by his maste...
A weaving shop with Mr. West handing authority for daily business to Goodchild. They stand at a desk, to right, receiving rolls of cloth delivered by a porter. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Pl. 2. The industrious 'prentice performing the duty of a Christian
Francis Goodchild shares the hymn book of his master's daughter at a service in a large church filled with pews; to left, an elderly woman pew-opener sits on a pile of hassocks. The church is St. Martin's-in-th... More
Pl. 12. The industrious 'prentice, Lord Mayor of London.
The Lord Mayor's carriage entering Cheapside surrounded by a mob and with spectators, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, on stands and at every window; to right, the east end of St Paul's Cathedral. Co... More
Pl. 7. The idle 'prentice returned from sea and in a garret with a com...
A ruinous garret with Idle and a young woman in a bed which is collapsing at the foot. She examines jewelry and watches that he has stolen, while he starts in alarm as a cat crashes down the chimney. Courtesy o... More
Pl. 9. The idle 'prentice betrayed by his whore and taken in a night c...
An underground drinking den where Idle shows his stolen goods to his one-eyed accomplice (see Plate 3) unaware that behind him his companion from the garret bedroom (see Plate 7) is pointing him out to the magi... More
Pl. 5. The idle 'prentice turned away and sent to sea
The River Thames, probably Limehouse Reach, with Tom Idle in a rowing boat heading for a ship and life at sea. He is accompanied by his weeping mother and two mocking sailors as well as the oarsman. Courtesy of... More
The stage coach, or the country inn yard
Scene outside the 'Old Angle In', an inn with the sign of an angel that gives the proprietor as 'Toms. Bates', and a stop for coaches on the road to London. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
A stand of arms, musical instruments, etc.
Subscription ticket for "The March to Finchley" with an arrangement of Scottish and English weapons and musical instruments; in the center a pair of scissors excises the Scottish lion from the royal coat-of-arm... More
A stand of arms, musical instruments, etc.
Subscription ticket for "The March to Finchley" with an arrangement of Scottish and English weapons and musical instruments; in the center a pair of scissors excises the Scottish lion from the royal coat-of-arm... More
William Hogarth - The first stage of cruelty
A London scene with young boys inflicting various forms of cruelty upon animals. In the center, a boy (Tom Nero), identifiable by the badge on his shoulder as a pupil of St. Giles's Parish School, thrusts an ar... More
William Hogarth - The reward of cruelty
An anatomy theatre where Nero's body is being dissected; on either side are skeletons labeled "Gentn: Harry" and "Macleane" after two recently hanged criminals. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Cruelty in Perfection (The Four Stages of Cruelty)
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William Hogarth - Paul before Felix, burlesqued
This Hogarth engraved in the manner of Rembrandt was used as a subscription ticket "Paul before Felix." It proved so popular that he had to set a price on it and sell impressions separately. Courtesy of Boston ... More
William Hogarth - Beer Street - Drawing. Public domain image.
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William Hogarth - The second stage of cruelty
A street scene outside Thavies Inn, Holborn. In the foreground, a coach has overturned and four lawyers scramble out while Tom Nero, the coachman, beats the injured horse; other cruel and careless incidents tak... More
William Hogarth - Gin Lane - Engraving, Public domain image
A scene of urban desolation with gin-crazed Londoners, notably a woman who lets her child fall to its death and an emaciated ballad-seller. In the background is the tower of St George's Bloomsbury. Courtesy of ... More
William Hogarth - Beer Street - Engraving, Public domain image
A flourishing urban scene with well fed citizens. In the foreground, butchers, fish wives and a City of London porter hold large tankards of beer. The steeple resembles St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Courtesy of Bos... More
William Hogarth - Boys peeping at nature
Subscription ticket for "Moses brought to Pharaoh's Daughter" and "St Paul before Felix" with three naked boys, one painting, one engraving and the other resting an outline portrait against a sculpture of a man... More
William Hogarth - Gin Lane - Public domain dedication museum photo
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William Hogarth - Boys peeping at nature
Subscription ticket for "Moses brought to Pharaoh's Daughter" and "St Paul before Felix" with three naked boys, one painting, one engraving and the other resting an outline portrait against a sculpture of a man... More
William Hogarth - Paul before Felix
Paul before Felix, showing St. Paul on trial before Felix, governor of Caesarea. Paul to left with arms raised, Felix sitting with his wife Drusilla and two priests on a dais at center, one sitting with his chi... More
William Hogarth - Analysis of beauty, pl. 1
One of two prints issued with Hogarth's treatise "The Analysis of Beauty." A sculptor's yard (said to be that of John Cheere at Hyde Park Corner) with copies of well-known classical sculptures including the Far... More
William Hogarth - Analysis of beauty, pl. 1
One of two prints issued with Hogarth's treatise "The Analysis of Beauty." A sculptor's yard (said to be that of John Cheere at Hyde Park Corner) with copies of well-known classical sculptures including the Far... More
William Hogarth - Crowns, mitres, maces, etc
Subscription ticket for "An Election Entertainment" with the royal crown as a sun casting its rays on coronets, mitres and other symbols of power, as well as on a copy of "Hogarth's" Act of 1735. Courtesy of Bo... More
William Hogarth - Pl. 1. An election entertainment
A feast given by two candidates in an election for parliament. Two large tables in a paneled interior (probably intended as a 17th-century inn) are surrounded by an assembly of drunken citizens. Courtesy of Bos... More
William Hogarth - Pl. 1. An election entertainment
A feast given by two candidates in an election for parliament. Two large tables in a paneled interior (probably intended as a 17th-century inn) are surrounded by an assembly of drunken citizens. Courtesy of Bos... More
William Hogarth - The invasion, pl. 1: France
A scene beside a tavern ("La Sabot Royal") on the coast of France with a group of emaciated soldiers preparing to set sail for England. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
William Hogarth - Pl. 2. Canvassing for votes
A rural scene with three inns: "The Portobello" (celebrating the naval victory of 1739 in contrast with the recent loss of Minorca), outside which two veterans sit reminiscing; "The Excise Office" (the Whig str... More
William Hogarth - Hogarth painting the cosmic muse
Self-portrait of Hogarth painting the Comic Muse. The artist is seated looking to right, wearing an indoor cap and a loose coat, he holds a palette, brushes and palette knife while a pot of oil is on the floor ... More
William Hogarth - Pl. 3. The polling
A rural scene with a polling booth where ailing reserve voters are being brought to vote and the able-bodied are amusing themselves with a drawing of one of the candidates, an execution broadside and a gin bott... More
William Hogarth - Pl. 3. The polling
A rural scene with a polling booth where ailing reserve voters are being brought to vote and the able-bodied are amusing themselves with a drawing of one of the candidates, an execution broadside and a gin bott... More
William Hogarth - Pl. 4. Chairing the members
Scene in a country town with two newly-elected members of parliament (one a representation of George Bubb Dodington, the other visible only as a shadow on a distant wall) carried shoulder-high along the street,... More
William Hogarth - The bench - Public domain portrait engraving
The heavy judge in the center has been identified as Sir John Willes (1685-1761). The thin, long-nosed sleeper was identified as Henry, afterwards Earl, Bathurst (1714-94). The other two judges were identified ... More
William Hogarth - The march to Finchley
A scene at Tottenham Court Turnpike north of London with soldiers gathering to march north to defend London from the Jacobite rebels. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
William Hogarth - The five orders of periwigs
Five rows of wigs classified as "Parsonic", "Old Peerian or Aldermanic", "Lexonic", "Composite" and "Queerinthian." At the bottom of the sheet a row of women's heads with, on the left, that of the newly-crowned... More
William Hogarth - Time Smoking a Picture
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William Hogarth - The sleeping congregation
Interior of a church where the congregation sleeps as the clergyman reads from the gospel and the clerk eyes the exposed bosom of a young woman asleep on the right. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
William Hogarth - A rake's progress, plate 8
A scene in Bedlam with Tom half-naked and in a state of distress attended by Sarah Young, a man wearing a wig and a warder. In the background, other inmates and two female visitors. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
William Hogarth - The bruiser - Public domain portrait engraving
A re-working of Hogarth's self-portrait of 1749 (Paulson 181); the artist has been replaced by a bear representing Charles Churchill wearing preaching bands and holding a tankard of beer in one paw and a knotty... More
William Hogarth - John Wilkes - Public domain portrait engraving
Caricature portrait of John Wilkes holding the cap of Liberty; whole-length, seated to front, slightly forward, head turned and looking to the right, his left hand on his knee, the other supporting a pole toppe... More
William Hogarth - The bruiser - Public domain portrait engraving
A re-working of Hogarth's self-portrait of 1749 (Paulson 181); the artist has been replaced by a bear representing Charles Churchill wearing preaching bands and holding a tankard of beer in one paw and a knotty... More
William Hogarth - A rake's progress, plate 8
A scene in Bedlam with Tom half-naked and in a state of distress attended by Sarah Young, a man wearing a wig and a warder. In the background, other inmates and two female visitors. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Hogarth painting the cosmic muse
Self-portrait of Hogarth painting the Comic Muse. The artist is seated looking to right, wearing an indoor cap and a loose coat, he holds a palette, brushes and palette knife while a pot of oil is on the floor ... More
Hogarth painting the cosmic muse
Self-portrait of Hogarth painting the Comic Muse. The artist is seated looking to right, wearing an indoor cap and a loose coat, he holds a palette, brushes and palette knife while a pot of oil is on the floor ... More
William Hogarth - The bench - Public domain portrait engraving
The heavy judge in the center has been identified as Sir John Willes (1685-1761). The thin, long-nosed sleeper was identified as Henry, afterwards Earl, Bathurst (1714-94). The other two judges were identified ... More
William Hogarth - Tailpiece, or the bathos
This print, which was Hogarth's last, was planned to "serve as a Tail-piece to all the Author's engraved works," and was much celebrated as his farewell. Hogarth introduced into his print everything that could ... More
William Hogarth - Tailpiece, or the bathos
This print, which was Hogarth's last, was planned to "serve as a Tail-piece to all the Author's engraved works," and was much celebrated as his farewell. Hogarth introduced into his print everything that could ... More
William Hogarth - The politician
Man reading a newspaper is oblivious of the candle that he holds burning a hole in his hat. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
William Hogarth - View of Ranby's house
View across a cornfield to Hogarth's house at Chiswick and neighboring houses among trees. In the foreground, to left, a man holding a staff is seated beside a tree with a dog at his feet. Courtesy of Boston Pu... More
Four heads from the Raphael cartoons at Hampton Court
A study of four heads after Raphael, which was discovered by Mrs. Hogarth amongst her husband's papers after his death. The heads themselves are from Raphael's Paul and the Blind Magician Elymas before Sergius ... More
The Right Honorable Henry Fox, Lord Holland
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William Hogarth - Shrimps!, portrait
Young woman smiling, head and shoulders slightly turned to right, her loose shirt open showing her left breast, She is carrying basket of shrimp on her head. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
The Right Honorable James Caulfield, Earl of Charlemount of the Kingdo...
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William Hogarth - The Parson's Head
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William Hogarth - Beggar's Opera, act III
Theatrical scene after Hogarth's painting illustrating Gay's "The Beggar's Opera"; audience members shown seated in boxes to the left and right. In the center, the character of Macheath, a highwayman, stands in... More
William Blake - William Hogarth - The Beggar's Opera, Act III
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William Hogarth - The times, pl. 2
The water used to put out the fire in The Times, pl. 1 is turned to peaceful uses and the firefighters are transformed into gardeners. This print is based on the ancient metaphor of the king as Fountain of Hono... More
William Blake - William Hogarth - The Beggar's Opera, Act III
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William Hogarth - The Beggar's Opera, Act III
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The Indian emperor, or the conquest of Mexico
The scene shows a private children's performance of Dryden's The Indian Emperor or The Conquest of Mexico, produced by John Conduitt, Master of the Mint, at his town house in Hanover Square, and repeated at the... More
The Indian emperor, or the conquest of Mexico
The scene shows a private children's performance of Dryden's The Indian Emperor or The Conquest of Mexico, produced by John Conduitt, Master of the Mint, at his town house in Hanover Square, and repeated at the... More
William Hogarth - Enthusiasm delineated
Interior of a chapel with an impassioned preacher inspiring his listeners who include a woman swooning on the floor and a young couple embracing. Original by Hogarth never published and the plate was reworked a... More
Benjamin Smith - William Hogarth
A self portrait of the artist with his pug, Trump. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Benjamin Smith - William Hogarth - Sigismonda
This is a dramatic scene from Giovanni Boccaccio’s celebrated medieval novel, the Decameron. The heroine Sigismunda holds a golden goblet sent to her by her father, Prince Tancred. Inside is the heart of her de... More
William Hogarth - Illustration to "Tristram Shandy," Volume 4
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William Hogarth - Frontispiece to "Tristram Shandy," Volume 1
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William Hogarth - Royal masquerade, Somerset House
Scene in a large room, with persons in fancy dress or wearing masks greeting each other, with a group playing cards by a fireplace. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
William Hogarth - John Broughton, prize fighter
Man with shaven head in casual dress, holding quarter-staff in his right hand and round-brimmed hat in the left, standing whole length to front in a landscape, with head tilted to right, glancing towards the vi... More
Luke Sullivan - Satire on False Perspective: Frontispiece to "Kirby's ...
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William Hogarth's Trade Card (modern reproduction)
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William Hogarth - Gin Lane - A drawing of a crowd of people in a town
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William Hogarth - The Beggar's Opera, Act III
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William Hogarth - The Beggar's Opera, Act III
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William Hogarth - A Rake's Progress, Plate 3
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William Hogarth - The Punishment Inflicted on Lemuel Gulliver
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The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox
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William Hogarth - Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate II
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Cruelty in Perfection (The Four Stages of Cruelty)
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Luke Sullivan - Satire on False Perspective: Frontispiece to "Kirby's ...
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William Hogarth - Time Smoking a Picture
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Portraits of Lord Melcombe and Lord Winchelsea
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