William Hogarth

(British, 1697–1764)

William Hogarth was a seminal English artist known for his paintings and engravings of satirical and moralistic themes. His best-known works include the etching Gin Lane (1751), which illustrated in raucous detail the dangers of drinking gin for the poorer classes of London. “I have endeavored to treat my subjects as a dramatic writer: my picture is my stage, and men and women my players,” he once said. Born on November 10, 1697 in London, United Kingdom, Hogarth showed an early propensity for making quick sketches of people in the bustling city. Trained as a silversmith during his teenage years, Hogarth initially learned engraving as a means to support himself. After opening his own print shop at the age of 23, he began studying painting in his spare time under Sir James Thornhill. Soon after, Hogarth quickly developed an improvisational style of painting in which he based his compositions on memories of everyday scenes. By the age of 30, the artist was already creating competent pictures in the tradition of the Rococo painter Jean-Antoine Watteau. Over the decades that followed, Hogarth made a name for himself  both with his series of eight narrative paintings A Rake’s Progress (1734) and the deftly painted portrait Shrimp Girl (c. 1740). The artist died on October 26, 1764 in London, United Kingdom. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, among others.

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Frontispiece and Its Explanation, 1725–1726

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Frontispiece and Its Explanation, 1725–1726

Sale Date: May 9, 2024

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The Works, from the original plates restored by...

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The Works, from the original plates restored by...

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"The Four Times of the Day", 1738

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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"The Four Stages of Cruelty", 1751

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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"Marriage à la Mode", 1745

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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"The Enraged Musician", 1740–1741

Sale Date: March 28, 2024

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A Rake's Progress (Complete Suite of Eight), 1735

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A Rake's Progress (Complete Suite of Eight), 1735

Sale Date: March 22, 2024

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La diseuse de bonne aventure

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La diseuse de bonne aventure

Sale Date: January 13, 2024

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La diseuse de bonne aventure

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La diseuse de bonne aventure

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False Perspective

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False Perspective

Sale Date: February 16, 2024

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A Harlott's Progress (portfolio of 6)

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A Harlott's Progress (portfolio of 6)

Sale Date: January 23, 2024

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Industry and Idleness

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Industry and Idleness

Sale Date: February 14, 2024

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Satirische Karikaturen-Serien (after Ernst...

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Satirische Karikaturen-Serien (after Ernst...

Sale Date: November 23, 2023

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Marriage à la mode (Plate III)

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Marriage à la mode (Plate III)

Sale Date: December 20, 2023

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La diseuse de bonne aventure

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La diseuse de bonne aventure

Sale Date: January 13, 2024

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[The Works. London: 1803 or earlier.]

William Hogarth

[The Works. London: 1803 or earlier.]

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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PORTRAIT OF THE ACTRESS MARGARET (PEGGY)...

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PORTRAIT OF THE ACTRESS MARGARET (PEGGY)...

Sale Date: January 9, 2024

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Falstaff examining his recruits, 1730

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Falstaff examining his recruits, 1730

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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Four Stages of Cruelty (4 works), 1751

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Four Stages of Cruelty (4 works), 1751

Sale Date: November 1, 2023

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An Election Entertainment (Four Prints Of An , 1758

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An Election Entertainment (Four Prints Of An , 1758

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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Industry and Idleness

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Industry and Idleness

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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William Hogarth

"A Harlott's Progress"

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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William Hogarth

"The Four Stages of Cruelty", 1751

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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