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William Hogarth

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Engraving of a mounted knight with a pistol facing a crowd of villagers with staves and pipes, a chained bear in front.

Hudibras's First Adventure (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 3)

1725-68

Engraving of a crowd burning effigies at Temple Bar, with a skeleton figure, bonfire, balcony onlookers and verse below.

Burning the Rumps at Temple Bar (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 11)

1725-68

Engraving of men in period dress arguing around a table in a room with hanging hats and a clock.

The Committee (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudbras, Plate 10)

1725-68

Engraved interior: a woman gestures to a wigged man with a teacup, a turbaned servant boy, a monkey, and broken crockery on t

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 2

before April 1732

Engraving of a street scene with two women in foreground, a horse-drawn coach at left, and a doorway with men at right.

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1

before April 1732

Engraving of a noisy village procession with riders, horn players, and a crowd beside a brick house and tavern sign.

Hudibras and the Skimmington (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 7)

1725-68

Engraving of King Henry VIII taking the hand of Anna Boleyn in an ornate hall while a seated cardinal looks on.

King Henry the Eighth and Anna Bullen

19th century

Engraved interior with a young man, a tailor measuring him, an older woman, a maid, a cat, and scattered papers and money.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 1

June 25, 1735

Engraving of a fashionable interior with a harpsichordist, a crowd of gentlemen and ladies, and a long unrolling score.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 2

June 25, 1735

Engraving of an 18th-century London street with a sedan chair, a woman in white, a beggar, and a figure pouring from a window

A Rake's Progress, Plate 4

June 25, 1735

Engraving of revelers drinking and gambling in a crowded interior, with a seated woman in the foreground amid scattered cloth

A Rake's Progress, Plate 3

June 25, 1735

Engraving of a workhouse interior with a gentleman and two fashionable women at left and working women and children at right.

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 4

before April 1732

Engraving of a cluttered bedchamber with a canopied bed, fireplace, seated woman, two wigged men and a kneeling woman at a tr

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 5

before April 1732

Etching of a crowded tavern-like room with women at a card table, a small child on the floor, and a bottle in the foreground.

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 6

before April 1732

Engraving of a crowded London street at noon with a church spire, a well-dressed couple, beggars and a tavern sign.

Noon (The Four Times of Day)

March 25, 1738

Engraved interior with a woman and gentleman before a clerk at a desk, a kneeling servant, two dogs, and children.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 5

June 25, 1735

Engraved asylum interior with a chained man tended by figures, a violinist, and visitors; verses below.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 8

June 25, 1735

Engraved prison interior with barred windows, a jailer with keys, and figures gathered around a table and bed.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 7

June 25, 1735

Engraving of a crowded tavern with men gambling at tables, a dog, a fallen wig, and smoke filling the room.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 6

June 25, 1735

Engraved 18th-century London street scene at morning with a coffee house, market women by a fire, and crowds of people.

Morning: The Four Times of the Day

March 25, 1738

Engraving of a busy morning street scene with market women by a fire, a couple near Tom King's Coffee House, and a clock.

Morning (The Four Times of Day)

March 25, 1738

Engraved night street scene with a lantern-carrying couple, bonfire, overturned cart, and tavern signs under a crescent moon.

Night: The Four Times of Day

March 25, 1738

Engraving of a cluttered garret with a poet at his desk, two women working by the fireplace, a cat and dog on the floor.

The Distrest Poet

March 3, 1737

Engraving of an evening town street with a couple on a footbridge, a child, a cow, a dog, and an inn sign.

Evening (The Four Times of Day)

March 25, 1738

Engraved print of an actor in Richard III costume gesturing from a draped bed, with armor and a crown beside him.

Mr. Garrick in the Character of Richard III

June 20, 1746

Engraved scene of a stone city gate with soldiers, a friar, beggars, and a woman carrying a basket in the foreground.

O the Roast Beef of Old England--The Gate of Caiais

March 6, 1749

Engraving of a crowded city gate with a soldier, a friar, a stout man, beggars and a cooking pot under heraldic shields.

O the Roast Beef of Old England--The Gate of Calais

March 6, 1749

Engraving of Pharaoh's daughter seated on a dais receiving a young boy brought by a woman and an older man in a palace.

Moses Brought to Pharaoh's Daughter

February 5, 1752

Engraving of a seated princess receiving a child from a woman and bearded man, with attendants and an Egyptian-style landscap

Moses Brought to Pharaoh's Daughter (Exodus 2:10)

February 5, 1752

Engraving of an artist's studio with statues, anatomy figures, and a border of ornaments, heads, and plants by Hogarth.

Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1

March 5, 1753

Engraving of a crowded ballroom with dancing couples and chandelier, framed by numbered studies of faces and ornamental curve

Analysis of Beauty, Plate 2

March 5, 1753

Engraved crowd scene of an election at a wooden platform, with a carriage crossing a stone bridge and a church in the distanc

The Polling, Plate III: Four Prints of an Election

February 20, 1758