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Engraved frontispiece with oval portrait of Samuel Butler above a pedestal scene with a chariot, mountain and allegorical fig

Frontispiece, plate one from Hudibras

February 1725/26

Engraving of a mounted knight and squire riding past an inn, a dog leaping nearby, and a market woman and cobbler at right.

Hudibras Sallying Forth, plate two from Hudibras

February 1725/26

Engraving of a mounted knight with a pistol facing a crowd of villagers with pipes and staves, a bear on a chain nearby.

Hudibras' First Adventure, plate three from Hudibras

February 1725/26

Engraving of a street scene with a man in the pillory, a mounted knight, a squire, onlookers, and verse below.

Hudibras Triumphant, plate four from Hudibras

February 1725/26

Engraving of a crowded outdoor brawl with a woman in a laced bodice facing down armed men beside a cottage and trees.

Hudibras Vanquished by Trulla, plate five from Hudibras

February 1725/26

Engraving of a bearded knight seated in wooden stocks in a courtyard, watched by a crowd, with verse below.

Hudibras in Tribulation, plate six from Hudibras

February 1725/26

Etching of a boisterous village procession with horsemen, drummers and a crowd, beside a thatched cottage and inn sign.

Hudibras and the Skimmington, plate seven from Hudibras

February 1725/26

Engraving of a cluttered study with a skeleton, hanging crocodile, globe, and two seated men at a table covered with diagrams

Hudibras and Sidrophel, plate eight from Hudibras

February 1725/26

Engraving of an interior with figures in a violent struggle, a woman with a candle, a staircase, and verse below.

Hudibras Catechized, plate nine from Hudibras

February 1725/26

Engraving of men seated at a table in a room with hanging hats and a clock, gesturing in debate.

The Committee, plate ten from Hudibras

February 1725/26

Engraving of a crowd burning effigies at Temple Bar gateway, with men in tall hats, a bonfire, and spectators at windows.

Burning the Rumps at Temple Bar, plate eleven from Hudibras

February 1725/26

Red chalk drawing of a chained bearded man before seated judges in a classical hall, with a guard, scribes and an eagle sculp

Paul Before Felix

c. 1751

Red chalk drawing of a child presented to a seated noblewoman beneath draped curtains, with classical architecture behind.

Moses Brought to Pharaoh’s Daughter

1751

Oval line engraving of Daniel Lock, a seated man in a powdered wig holding a sheet, with a harbour view at right.

Daniel Lock. Line engraving by T. Cook & Son, 1808, after W. Hogarth

Oval line engraving of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, captioned Thomas Pellet M.D., President of the College of Ph

Thomas Pellet. Line engraving by C. Hall after W. Hogarth

Engraving of a night murder scene with a dead woman on the ground, a standing man, alarmed onlookers, and a lantern under a c

The Third Stage of Cruelty: Cruelty in Perfection - The Murder

1751

Engraving of William Hogarth seated at an easel, palette in hand, painting a sketch of the Comic Muse beside a column.

Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse

1764

Engraving of a London street where a coachman whips a fallen horse beside a carriage, sheep and onlookers.

The Second Stage of Cruelty: Coachman Beating a Fallen Horse

1751

Engraving of boys torturing animals in a city street, with a crowd watching and a church spire behind the buildings.

The First Stage of Cruelty: Children Torturing Animals

1751

Engraving of a public dissection with surgeons, spectators, skeletons, a dog and a corpse on a round table.

The Fourth Stage of Cruelty: The Reward of Cruelty

1751

Engraving of a preacher before a judge and crowd, with a winged devil and scales of justice, in a Rembrandt-style manner.

Paul before Felix

1752

Engraved street scene of a stagecoach at an inn, with passengers, men riding on the roof, and a crowd of onlookers.

Carriage near an inn

1747

Hogarth engraving of drunken men smoking and drinking around a punch bowl in a tavern at midnight.

A Midnight Modern Conversation

March 1732/33

Engraved interior with a seated man by a fireplace, a woman at a tea table, and a standing man with books near a column.

Marriage à-la-mode. Plate 2. The tête-à-tête

1745

Pen and ink sketch of a grotesque female head with an open mouth and curly hair, surrounded by loose flourishes.

Grotesque Female Head

Grotesque Male Head

Pen and ink drawing of a muscular man pressing down on a skeleton, which sprawls beneath him on the sheet.

George Taylor's Epitaph: George Taylor Breaking the Ribs of Death

1750

Pen and ink wash drawing of a seated man in a buttoned coat smoking a pipe beside a table with a glass and decanter.

Benjamin Read

1757

Sketch of a seated man in a tricorn hat beside a table with a wine bottle and glass, in brown wash.

Gabriel Hunt

Pencil and red chalk sketch of a street scene with boys tormenting a dog and rooster, a gibbet in the background, and onlooke

The First Stage of Cruelty

1750

Pencil sketch of an interior with a canopy bed and figures, with small studies in the lower right margin by William Hogarth.

Operation Scene in a Hospital with Subsidiary Sketches in the Margin at the Lower Right

Brown wash drawing of foundling children gathering at a doorway, a man holding an infant, ships and a church in the backgroun

Study for the Foundlings

Copper engraving plate showing two women in bonnets and long dresses in an interior with a barrel and basket.

Plate one, from A Harlot's Progress

1732, reworked/reissued 1744

Line engraving of seated Captain Thomas Coram with a globe, charts and ships in the background, after Hogarth.

Thomas Coram. Line engraving by B. Holl after W. Hogarth

Engraving of a crowded ballroom with dancers, surrounded by numbered panels of facial expressions and decorative line studies

Analysis of Beauty. Plate II

1753

Engraved self-portrait of a man in a fur hat with a pug dog, a palette inscribed The Line of Beauty, and stacked books.

Gulielmus Hogarth

1748/1749

Engraving of a street scene: an older woman touches a young woman's chin beside a carriage, with men in a doorway at right.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.1

1732

Engraved interior with a seated woman gesturing, a man in a wig holding a teacup, a servant in a turban, and a dog.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.2

1732

Engraving of a bedchamber with a seated woman, a servant pouring tea, and a gentleman in a wig entering from the right.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.3

1732

Engraving of a brick workroom with a fashionable couple at left and women workers at right, plate 4 of A Harlot's Progress.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.4

1732

Engraving of a cluttered garret with two men, women in headscarves, a child, a canopy bed and a fireplace.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.5

1732

Engraving of a crowded tavern room with women and men around a table, a child in a plumed hat beneath it, and a jug at right.

A Harlot's Progress: pl.6

1732

Engraving of a cluttered interior with a young man being measured, an old man writing, women, and a cat.

A Rake's Progress: pl.1

1735

Engraving of fashionable figures in a grand interior, with a harpsichordist, a sword-carrying gentleman, and a verse caption

A Rake's Progress: pl.2

1735

Engraving of a riotous 18th-century party with drinkers, musicians and a woman dressing in a cluttered room.

A Rake's Progress: pl.3

1735

Hogarth engraving of a street scene with a woman, a sedan chair, a ragged man and a lamplighter on a ladder.

A Rake's Progress: pl.4

1735

Engraving of a church wedding scene with a bride, groom, clergyman, children and two dogs beside carved pews.

A Rake's Progress: pl.5

1735

Engraving of a crowded tavern scene with gambling men, a dog, and a fallen man beside an overturned chair and wig.

A Rake's Progress: pl.6

1735

Engraving of a crowded barred prison room with a seated man reading at a table, a canopied bed, a child, and a jailer with ke

A Rake's Progress: pl.7

1735

Engraving of an asylum ward with a chained half-naked man held by a weeping woman, onlookers, a violinist and a dog.

A Rake's Progress: pl.8

1735

Engraved print of a busy 18th-century London street at dawn with vendors, a fire, and a coffeehouse sign.

Morning

1738

Engraved street scene with a church spire, a tavern sign, a crowd, a beggar on the ground, and a well-dressed couple.

Noon

1738

Engraving of two apprentices at looms in a workshop, one idle beside a dog, with a standing overseer at right.

The Fellow 'Prentices at Their Looms

1747

Engraving of two young apprentices sharing a hymn book in a church, with an elderly woman reading and a crowded congregation

The Industrious 'Prentice performing the Dutyof a Christian

1747

Engraving of apprentices gambling on a tomb in a churchyard, with skulls and bones scattered below, by Hogarth.

The Idle 'Prentice at Play in the Church Yard, during Divine Service

1747

Engraving of a master and apprentice at a desk in a counting house, with spinning workers, a cat and a dog in the foreground.

The Industrious 'Prentice a Favorite, and entrusted by his Master

1747

Engraving of figures in a rowing boat on choppy sea, with sailing ships and windmills in the distance.

The Idle 'Prentice turn'd away, and sent to Sea

1747

Hogarth engraving of a busy London street with musicians, a seated beggar with a dog, and a man tossing a coin at a shop door

The Industrious 'Prentice out of his Time, and Married to his Master's Daughter

1747

Engraving of a cluttered garret where a startled young man and woman in bed react with raised hands.

The Idle 'Prentice return'd from Sea & in a Garret with a common Prostitute

1747

Engraving of a crowded banquet hall with diners at a table and a robed official with a staff at right.

The Industrious 'Prentice grown rich & Sheriff of London

1747

Engraving of an apprentice in a night cellar tavern, with a woman pointing at an approaching constable holding a lantern.

The Idle 'Prentice betray'd by his Whore, & taken in a Night Cellar with his Accomplice

1747

Engraving of a courtroom: a robed alderman sits at right while an apprentice holds a book before a crowd, with a clerk writin

The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London,the Idle one brought before him & impea ch'd by his Accomplice

1747

Engraving of a crowded execution scene at Tyburn with soldiers, spectators on stands, vendors, and a distant gallows under a

The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn

1747

Engraving of a Lord Mayor's procession, with a gilded carriage moving through a crowded London street lined with onlookers.

The Industrious 'Prentice Lord-Mayor of London

1747