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William Hogarth

440 works

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Engraving of a noisy street procession with riders, a crowd, a brick house and a tavern balcony, with verse below.

Hudibras Encounters the Skimmington (Plate 7: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

1725-30 (?)

Engraved scene of two men at a table with astrological charts, a skeleton, hanging creatures and a cat, with verse captions b

Hudibras Beats Sidrophel and His Man Wacum (Plate 8: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

1725-30 (?)

Engraving of a devilish figure with a sword over a seated bearded man, a woman in a doorway, and a cloaked figure in an inter

Hudibras Catechized (Plate 9: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

1725-30 (?)

Engraving of men seated at a table in a room with hanging hats, with verse text below, by William Hogarth.

The Committee (Plate 10: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

1725-30 (?)

Engraved street scene of a crowd burning effigies at Temple Bar, with onlookers on a balcony and verse printed below.

Burning the Rumps at Temple Bar (Plate 11: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

1725-30 (?)

Engraving of a knight consulting a lawyer in a book-lined office, with clerks writing and dogs on the floor.

Hudibras and the Lawyer (Plate 12: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

1725-30 (?)

Engraved theatre benefit ticket showing four figures before a brick wall, with the banner 'For the Benefit of M. Walker'.

Benefit Ticket for Walker

ca. 1735

Etched theatre benefit ticket showing four men walking a street, framed by columns, cherubs and a banner reading For the Bene

Benefit Ticket for Joe Miller

1790s

Engraved theatre scene with costumed players, dogs, satyr figures and a cartouche reading The Authors Benefit Pasquin.

The Author's Benefit: Pasquin

1736

Engraved theatre ticket showing period-dressed figures in an interior with a window and bed, framed by scrollwork and flower

Ticket for Fielding's The Mock Doctor

1732(?)

Engraved theatre ticket showing figures in an interior room with a window and mirror, text reading Theatre Royal, The Mock Do

Ticket for Henry Fielding's The Mock Doctor

1792

Etched tavern card of the John Shaw Ram Inn with a ram on the sign, a coach, a horse, two men and a dog in the courtyard.

A Tavern Card for John Shaw

1790s

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, titled Justice Welch, after William Hogarth.

Justice Welch

1794

Engraved trade card showing two fencers on a stage with spectators, crossed swords above, and advertising text for James Figg

Trade card for James Figg

1790s

Engraved portrait of a standing gentleman in period dress with wig, cane and hat, set against a cloudy landscape.

The Right Hon. Gustavus Lord Viscount Boyne &c

1794 (?)

Oval sepia stipple engraving of a young woman with curled hair and a draped shawl, titled Jenny Cameron.

Jenny Cameron

February 8, 1788

Engraved trade card with a heraldic crest between a lion and unicorn, announcing Richard Hand, Chelsea bun baker, 1718.

Trade Card of Richard Hand, The Oldest Original Chelsey Bunn Baker

1718

Engraving of a rowdy crowd with lanterns and sticks in a dim interior, a woman seated on the floor by a fireplace.

The Frolick (The Search Light)

1790-1810

Engraved design for an ornamental crest with a central heraldic shield, rococo scrollwork, two figures with staffs, and a gro

Design for an Ornamental Crest for Silver Plate

early 18th century

Engraving of the Pool of Bethesda: a robed figure gestures to sick people by an arcade while an angel hovers above.

The Pool of Bethesda (St. John, Chapter 5)

February 24,1772

Engraved key showing numbered costumed performers and seated audience in an elegant interior, with printed names below.

Key with List of Performers to: The Indian Emperor, or, The Conquest of Mexico, Act 4, scene 4

February 1, 1791

Pen drawing of a crowded fashionable interior with seated figures, framed paintings, an arched alcove, and toys on the floor.

Marriage A-la-Mode, plate IV (reverse copy)

18th-19th century

Engraving of The Good Samaritan: a turbaned man bandages a wounded man beside a white horse and dog in a rocky landscape.

The Good Samaritan (St. Luke, Chap. 10, verse 30)

February 24,1772

Engraved key showing numbered performers and audience in a theatre scene from The Beggar's Opera, with printed names below.

Key with List of Performers and Audience to: The Beggars Opera

July 1, 1790