William Hogarth

The Painter and his Pug, a 1745 Self-portrait by William Hogarth, at the Tate Britain (Photo by the Tate Britain)
The Painter and his Pug, a 1745 Self-portrait by William Hogarth, at the Tate Britain

An English painter in the Flemish mold, depicting wonderful slices of life in early 18C England

William Hogarth (1697-1764) took his hint from the Flemish masters, creating Jan Steen–like scenes of everyday life.

His serial engravings such as Rake's Progress (in London's Sir John Soane Museum) were popular morality tales presented in a sort of early version of a comic strip.

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Selected works by William Hogarth in England


The Painter and his Pug (Self-portrait) (1745) by William Hogarth in the Tate Britain, London

Surrounded by Artists and Professors (1732–35), from the A Rake's Progress series by William Hogarth in the Sir John Soane's Museum, London

An Election Entertainment (1754), from the "The Humours of an Election" series by William Hogarth in the Sir John Soane's Museum, London

Marriage a-la-Mode: 1, The Marriage Settlement (1743) by William Hogarth (1697–1764) in the National Gallery, London

Where to find works by William Hogarth in England