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Painting of a formal 18th-century wedding in an ornate interior, with a clergyman, bride, groom and elegantly dressed attenda

The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox

1729

Painting of a man in red breeches reaching toward a woman at a dressing table beside a green curtained bed, with a spaniel.

Before

1730-1731

Painting of a man in brown coat and red breeches beside a seated woman in a gray dress on a canopy bed, with a dog on the flo

After

1730-1731

Man in blue coat seated at a desk with a quill, woman in yellow dress standing behind his chair in a dark room.

David Garrick (1717-79) with his wife Eva-Maria Veigel,

1757

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a red silk dress and dark hat, with a black and white dog beside her against a dark landsca

Miss Collot

1735

Two young children in white dresses stand beside a carved chair, one holding a black and white dog.

Portrait of Lady Mary Grey and Lord George Grey

1740

Hogarth interior with four figures, a seated gentleman, a standing woman in black and red, a man in brown, a girl, and skelet

Marriage A-la-Mode: 3, The Inspection

1743

Interior scene of an 18th-century aristocratic morning reception with musicians, a hairdresser, and elegantly dressed figures

Marriage A-la-Mode: 4, The Toilette

1743

Hogarth interior scene: a woman slumps in a chair with a child, attended by men and an old woman, a dog at a table by a windo

Marriage à la Mode, Plate 6, (The Death of the Countess)

1743

Man in ermine-trimmed robe gestures from a dais, with armor at his feet, red curtains, and a tent camp at dusk behind him.

David Garrick as Richard III

1745

Painting of a fashionable couple in a disordered drawing room, with a man by the fireplace and a woman at a tea table.

Marriage A-la-Mode: 2, The Tête à Tête

1743

Loose painted portrait of a smiling young woman in a wide-brimmed hat and white bonnet, with a shawl.

The Shrimp Girl

1740

Hogarth's 1743 interior scene of gentlemen and a woman at a table with papers, dogs and gilt-framed paintings on the wall.

Marriage A-la-Mode: 1, The Marriage Settlement

1743

Dimly lit interior with a kneeling woman, a wounded man clutching his side, a dropped sword, and a lantern-bearing figure at

Marriage A-la-Mode: 5, The Bagnio

1743

Seated portrait of an older man with white hair in a red coat, holding a rolled charter beside a globe and column.

Captain Thomas Coram (1668-1751)

1740

Group portrait of a family in an outdoor setting with a seated man, a standing man holding a chart, a globe and a dog.

Woodes Rogers and his Family

1729

Painting of a theatrical prison scene with kneeling women, a red-coated man, spectators, and shackles on the wall.

A Scene from The Beggar's Opera

1728/1729

Hogarth painting of a rowdy tavern with revellers, women in bonnets, a man in a green coat with a sword, and scattered clothi

The Tavern Scene - A Rake's Progress series

1732

Interior scene of a young heir gesturing at an open chest of papers while a servant kneels and an old miser sits by the fire.

The Young Heir Takes Possession of the Miser's Effects - A Rake's Progress series

1732

Painting of a church wedding with a clergyman, couple in 18th-century dress, bridesmaid, pug dogs and a child.

The Marriage

1732

Hogarth painting of a crowded 1730s interior with musicians, a harpsichord, fashionably dressed men and classical sculpture o

Surrounded by Artists and Professors - A Rake's Progress series

1732

Hogarth's 1732 street scene of bailiffs seizing a sedan chair as a gentleman protests and a woman in white looks on.

Arrested for Debt - A Rake's Progress series

1732

Crowded dim gaming house with men in wigs gathered round a candlelit table, coins and cards visible, a young man raising an a

The Gaming House

1732

Oil portrait of a man in a red coat, white lace cravat and powdered wig against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

1741

Hogarth's painting of a crowded prison interior with barred window, men at a table, and a woman with children.

The Prison Scene - A Rake's Progress

1732

Interior scene with a woman in a gold gown holding a fire screen, a man in red leaning in, and cards burning in the fireplace

The Lady's Last Stake

1759

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark blue coat with gold trim, holding a sword hilt, against a dark background.

Captain Sir Alexander Schomberg, 1720-1804

1763

Oil portrait of a bearded older man in a brown coat and white collar, resting his hand on green drapery beside a folded paper

Inigo Jones, 1573-1652

1757

Oval half-length portrait of a man in a powdered wig, brown coat and lace cravat against a dark background.

William FitzHerbert

1740

Crowded madhouse interior with a shackled naked man in the foreground, a woman in pink, a violinist, and barred windows.

In The Madhouse - A Rake's Progress series

1732

Oil portrait of a seated woman in red silk and lace with a spaniel, a globe and a scroll beside her.

Portrait of Miss Mary Edwards

1742

Painting of a prison-like stage scene with a man in red coat, two kneeling women in gowns, and spectators behind a red rail.

A Scene from the Beggar's Opera

1728

Oval portrait of a woman in a yellow gown, blue cloak, and pearl necklace against a dark cloudy sky.

Portrait of a Lady

1740

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat with white cravat, set in an oval against a dark background.

Dr Benjamin Hoadly, MD

1740

Painting of wigged men in legal robes in a courtroom, a central judge in red reading a document with a quill.

The Court

1758

Painting of a brick city gate with soldiers, a friar carrying a large beef joint, and ragged figures in a crowded street.

The Roast Beef of Old England, also called The Gate of Calais, was painted by Hogarth in 1748

1748

Dark painting of Satan, Sin and Death from Milton's Paradise Lost, with a spear-wielding warrior, nude figure and skeletal De

Satan, Sin and Death (A Scene from Milton's `Paradise Lost')

1735

Self-portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat, holding a painter's palette against a brown background.

Self-portrait

1735

Painting of a church interior with a preacher in a pulpit and a dozing congregation, including a woman in red and a child.

The Sleeping Congregation

1728

Oval oil portrait of a young woman in a pale silk gown with lace cuffs, pearl necklace and gold earring, against a dark backg

Portrait of a Young Woman

1750

Oil painting of a family in an elegant 18th-century room with a fireplace, tea table, card table, and dogs.

Portrait of a Family

1735

Oval portrait of a man in a red cap and blue coat with white cravat against a dark background, by William Hogarth.

John Palmer, Barrister of the Inner Temple

1749

Portrait of a young woman in a gray dress and white bonnet with a spotted dog, standing before trees and a cottage.

Miss Wood

1730

Painting of a stone hall with a kneeling woman in white before a man in a tricorn hat, watched by seated gentlemen and armed

The Beggar's Opera

1729

Oil portrait of a young boy in a red coat and blue sash on a terrace, with a guard and flag behind him.

William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland

1732

Mary Hogarth

1740

Oval portrait of a young man in a powdered wig, grey coat with gold embroidery, and lace cravat against a dark sky.

William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, Later 4th Duke of Devonshire

1741

Ann Hogarth

1740

Oval bust portrait of a man in a white wig and black clerical gown with white bands against a dark brown background.

The Reverend Dr. John Lloyd, Curate of St. Mildred's Church, Broad Street

1738

Full-length portrait of a woman in a silver lace gown with a red drape, holding a crown on a cushion beside a chair.

Portrait of Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha

1736

Oil painting of a woman with a fishing rod, companions and a dog beside a river with trees and a rowing boat.

A Fishing Party

1730

Family group portrait in a wooded landscape by a pond, with children fishing and a spaniel, classical building in distance.

John and Elizabeth Jeffreys and Their Children

1730

Painting of an aristocratic family in a garden with a domed rotunda, a boy in red, standing women and a small dog.

The Family of George II

1731

Engraving of a crowded street beneath a stone gate with coats of arms, showing soldiers, ragged figures and a seated beggar.

The Roast Beef of Old England

1748/49

Hogarth engraving of a crowded circular cockpit with two roosters fighting and spectators in hats and coats watching.

The Cockpit

November 1759

Engraving of an 18th-century salon with elegant figures, a small dog reading, and framed prints on the walls.

Taste in High Life

1746

Engraving of a noisy London street where a musician covers his ears at a window while vendors, children and a drummer clamor

The Enraged Musician

November 1741

Etching of a laughing theatre audience in tiered galleries, with a basket being lowered and candles lighting the upper boxes.

The Laughing Audience

1733

Etched crowd of caricatured scholars in caps and gowns around a lecturer reading from an open book at a pulpit.

Scholars at a Lecture

1736-37

Dark copper printing plate engraved with a figure scene of a seated woman, attendant, and man in an interior with curtains.

Plate two, from A Harlot's Progress

1732, reworked/reissued 1744

Engraved copper plate of an interior scene with women, a seated figure, draped curtain, table with jugs, and wall picture.

Plate three, from A Harlot's Progress

1732, reworked/reissued 1744

Copper engraving plate showing an interior scene with seated women, a table, and a crowd of figures in fine engraved lines.

Plate four, from A Harlot's Progress

1732, reworked/reissued 1744

Engraved copper plate showing an interior with a fireplace, hanging laundry, and figures including a violin player.

Plate five, from A Harlot's Progress

1732, reworked/reissued 1744

Copper printing plate engraved with an interior scene of women and men near a window and a vase.

Plate six, from A Harlot's Progress

1732, reworked/reissued 1744