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William Hogarth

Also known as Uilʹi︠a︡m Khogart, Guglielmo Hogarth, Khogart, William Horarth, Hogardt, hogarth sir w., Hogarth, Horarth

English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist (1697-1764)

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William Hogarth was an English painter and printmaker from the 1700s who created satirical images mocking social problems and human behavior of his time. His work matters because he essentially invented the visual language of social commentary that influenced editorial cartooning and satirical art for centuries to come.

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Within Vinony's link graph, William Hogarth is referenced by 1,238 other articles, and connects out to Protestantism, Leicester Square and Samuel Butler.

It sits within the topics 1697 births, 1764 deaths and 18th-century English engravers.

Its subject is documented across 74 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: William
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Place of birth: London
Place of death: London
Occupation: art theorist
Position held: court painter
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: deism
Notable work: A Rake's Progress
Student of: John Vanderbank
Field of work: graphics
Genre: genre painting
Movement: French Realism
Image: The Painter and His Pug by William Hogarth.jpg
Work location: Paris

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depicted by: The Painter and his Pug (Self-portrait)
Commons category: William Hogarth
date of birth: 1697-11-10
date of death: 1764-10-25
Commons gallery: William Hogarth
Commons Creator page: William Hogarth
topic's main category: Category:William Hogarth
name in native language: William Hogarth
has works in the collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
influenced by: Pieter Brueghel the Elder
writing language: English language
ethnic group: English people
P12749: national day
date of baptism: 1697-11-28
P8168: Staromusino

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to William Hogarth, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

A Representation of the March of the Guards towards Scotland, in the Year 1745

The Times, Plate 1

Marriage A-la-Mode, (Plate II) [The breakfast scene]

Analysis of Beauty, Plate 2

Six Illustrations for Cervantes' Don Quixote, two engravings

THE POOL OF BETHESDA

Marriage A-la-Mode, (Plate III) [The scene with the quack]

Simon Lord Lovat

Country carriage

hand studies

Lord George Graham in his cabin

Portrait of Mrs. Deering

El Pintor Manchego [Material gráfico]

John Wilkes Esqr.

The enraged musician

O the Roast Beef of Old England, & c. [The Gate of Calais]

Second Stage of Cruelty

The Bench

Caricature of a Painter

The Industrious“Prentice out of his Time, & Married to his Masters” Daughter.

Characters. Caricaturas.

[The Laughing Audience; The laughing Audience]

[Time smoking a Picture]

The Industrious' Prentice Lord-Mayor of London.

Untitled

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Encyclopedic overview

William Hogarth (/ˈhoʊɡɑːrθ/; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, satirist, cartoonist and writer. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", and he is perhaps best known for his series A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode. Familiarity with his work is so widespread that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian".

Hogarth was born in the City of London into a lower-middle-class family. In his youth he took up an apprenticeship with an engraver, but did not complete the apprenticeship. His father underwent periods of mixed fortune, and was at one time imprisoned in lieu of payment of outstanding debts, an event that is thought to have informed William's paintings and prints with a hard edge.

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