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Engraving of a crowded church with a preacher in a pulpit, fainting worshippers, a kissing couple, and a devil figure.

[Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism]

1762

Engraving of an anatomy theatre with surgeons dissecting a corpse before a crowd, skeletons in niches, and a dog in the foreg

[The Reward of Cruelty, z cyklu "The Four Stages of Cruelty"]

1751

Engraving of costumed actresses and children in a cluttered barn interior, with a dancing woman at the center.

Verklede actrices en kinderen in een schuur

1738

Two engravings side by side: left, a busy street with merry drinkers; right, a decaying street with a mother, infant, and col

Beer-street-and-Gin-lane

1751

Engraving of a crowded London street with a whirligig, fortune-teller booth, and South Sea Monument, satirising speculation.

William Hogarth - The South Sea Scheme

1750

Engraving of a crowded fashionable 18th-century interior with figures around a dressing table and an arched alcove with curta

Marriage à-la-mode. Plate 4. The toilette

1745

Engraving of elegant figures dancing and making music in a grand room, with a harpsichordist and framed paintings on the wall

Prosperity, with Harlot's Smiles

1735

Engraved studio scene with classical statues, a nude figure, workers at a hoist, and framed ornamental and anatomical details

The Analysis of Beauty, Plate 1

March 5, 1753

Engraving of figures in traditional dress dancing in a hand-linked circle beneath trees, with a distant town on the horizon.

A Native Dance

published 1723

Engraving of a mosque interior with whirling dervishes in long skirts, kneeling figures, and spectators on a balcony.

The Inside of a Mosque

published 1723

Engraved interior of a seraglio with women dancing, seated figures on platforms, attendants, and ornate windows.

The Seraglio

published 1723

Engraved tavern scene of a crowded election feast with drinking men, musicians, a flag, and a servant pouring drink.

An Election Entertainment, Plate I: Four Prints of an Election

February 1755

Printed fan leaf with three rococo cartouches showing figures in interior scenes and verse text, after William Hogarth.

Plates four, five, and six from A Harlot's Progress

1732/61

Engraved interior of a seraglio with dancing women, seated figures on platforms, attendants, and guards with shields in an or

The Seraglio (Aubry de La Mottraye, Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa..., London, 1724, vol. I,…

1723-24

Engraved print of a procession past an obelisk in a city square, with domed buildings, riders and mountains in the distance.

Procession through the Hippodrome, Constantinople (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into P…

1723-24

Engraving of whirling dervishes dancing in a mosque interior under a chandelier, with spectators on a balcony.

The Inside of a Mosque, the Dervishes Dancing (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part…

1723-24

Engraving of a crowded 18th-century room with a harpsichord player, fashionably dressed men and a kneeling servant.

A rake's progress. Plate 2. The Levée

1735

Etching of six men in period dress gathered around a table, several holding eggs, with a plate of eggs at centre.

Christoffel Columbus breekt een ei om het te laten staan

1753

Engraving of a cluttered room with a young man, kneeling tailor, writing old man, and women, by William Hogarth, 1735.

Plate One, from A Rake's Progress

June 1735

Engraving of an 18th-century crowded interior with a harpsichord player, men in wigs and hats, and a kneeling attendant.

Plate Two, from A Rake's Progress

June 1735

Engraving of a noisy tavern-like room with revelers at a table, a seated man with a wine glass, and a woman adjusting her sto

Plate Three, from A Rake's Progress

June 1735

Engraved street scene with a woman in white at centre, a sedan chair, beggars, and lightning in the sky.

Plate Four, from A Rake's Progress

June 1735

Engraved church interior showing a wedding, with a clergyman, bride, groom, kneeling attendant, dogs and children.

Plate Five, from A Rake's Progress

June 1735

Engraving of a crowded tavern with gamblers, a kneeling disheveled man, a dog, and smoke, by William Hogarth, 1735.

Plate Six, from A Rake's Progress

June 1735

Engraving of a crowded prison room with a seated man, women, a child, and a jailer holding keys near a barred door.

Plate Seven, from A Rake's Progress

June 1735

Engraving of an asylum room with a chained, semi-nude man, a comforting woman, a violinist, and visitors among barred cells.

Plate Eight, from A Rake's Progress

June 1735

Engraving of actor David Garrick in royal robes as Richard III, seated on a bed with armour and a crown nearby.

Portret van David Garrick als koning Richard III

1748

Engraving of an elegant room where lawyers review papers at a table while a young couple sits apart beside a dog.

Marriage à-la-mode. Plate 1. The marriage settlement

1745

Etching of two mounted riders leaving an inn as a dog jumps at their horses, with a woman selling eggs at a table nearby.

Sr. Hudibras, His Passing Worth, The Manner How He Sally'd Forth": Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hud…

February 1725-26

Engraved frontispiece with an oval portrait of Samuel Butler above a bas-relief scene of a chariot, figures and a seated alle

Frontispiece and Its Explanation: Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 1

February 1725-26

Etching of tiny figures operating a long siphon engine aimed at a giant beside a stone palace, after Gulliver's Travels.

The Punishment Inflicted on Lemuel Gulliver

December 1726

Ink sketch of four standing men in period dress compared against a height scale, labeled short, Quin, Garrick, and tall.

Sketches of Quin and Garrick

May 12, 1797

Satirical engraving of robed figures, a donkey, and a skeletal figure processing before a tavern with onlookers.

The Mystery of Masonry Brought to Light by the Gormagons

[first published December 1724] later reissue

Engraving of an allegorical stage scene with lottery wheels, a central pedestal of gods, and crowds of figures below.

The Lottery

after 1724

Engraved satirical street scene with crowds, a goat atop a pole, a monument inscription, and a devil figure.

An Emblematic Print on the South Sea

late 18th century

Hogarth etching of a crowded London street with a whirligig ride, gamblers, a monument column and a devil figure.

The South Sea Scheme

1722

Engraving of seven figures in traditional dress dancing in a circle, holding hands under large trees with a town in the dista

A Native Dance (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vo…

1723-24

Engraved interior of a harem room with seated women, dancers, musicians and attendants on raised platforms.

The Seraglio (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vol.…

1723-24

Engraved plate of Bender with a fortress by a river, camp plans with tents, and mounted riders in a landscape above.

Charles XII at Bender (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1…

1723-24

Etching of a Lapland hut with a smoking conical tent, reindeer, a sled on a lake, and figures in fur clothing.

A Lapland Hut (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vol…

1723-24

Engraved map plan of a fortified iron mine site with numbered keys, a compass rose, scale bar, and coastline.

Fodina ferrea Danmorensis - A Danish Iron Mine (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part…

1723-24

Etching of a soldier raising rods to flog a man bound to a post, with a watching guard and military tents behind.

Fustigatio (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

after 1725

Etching of soldiers beating a man with staves in a military camp, with tents and a tree in the background.

Fustium Admonitio (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

after 1725

Etching of a hanging figure from a tree, armored soldiers with spears, and violent struggle with fallen animals on the ground

Dismemberment, etc. (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

after 1725

Etching of soldiers in armor gathered before a large central tent with a bird on top and rows of tents behind.

Taking Away the Military Belt or Girdle (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

after 1725

Engraving of Roman soldiers with standards and shields, a dejected prisoner, and an officer on a brick platform pointing.

Shameful Discharge (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

after 1725

Etching of Roman soldiers distributing barley and coins beside a tent, with kneeling figures and a stone platform in the fore

Issued Barley Instead of Wheat [first version] (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

after 1725

Hogarth 1724 street print of crowds before Masquerade and Opera signs, Academy of Arts building, and a wheelbarrow of waste p

Masquerades and Operas

1724

Etching of a military punishment: a man tied to a post, chained prisoners, soldiers with flags and a drum, castle ruins behin

Cutting Off the Nose (Modern Military Punishments)

after 1725

Etching of nearly nude men led past soldiers, tents and a wooden palisade with standards, by William Hogarth.

Decimation (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

after 1725

Etching of a crucifixion, a hanging man attacked by two lions, soldiers on a cliff and a tent camp in the distance.

Crucifixion, etc. (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

after 1725

Etching of a soldier hanging by the thumbs from a post, with mounted officers and troops watching in a military camp.

Hanging by the Thumbs (Modern Military Punishments)

after 1725

Etching of soldiers executing a kneeling man beside a distant military camp with tents and figures.

Beheading (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

after 1725

Etching of a military camp with tents where soldiers beat prisoners with clubs while officers and standard-bearers look on.

Breaking the Legs (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

after 1725

Engraved plate of an emerald vessel with a wide bowl on a stepped base, with Latin caption below.

An Emerald Vessel (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724,…

1723-24

Etching of tiny figures operating a giant clyster syringe aimed at a stone tower, with a crowd watching and a cat attacking.

The Political Clyster

January 1757

Etching of a boisterous street procession with riders, crowds, a cauldron, and onlookers at windows.

Hudibras and the Skimmington (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 9)

1721-26

Engraving of a woman standing between brawling men with cudgels, a kneeling man at her feet, beside a bridge and tavern.

Hudibras Vanquished by Trulla (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 5)

February 1725-26

Engraving of men fighting in a cluttered interior, one with a raised sword, while a woman and torch-bearer watch from the lef

Hudibras Catechized (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 9)

February 1725-26

Engraved interior of a committee meeting with men around a table, hats on the wall, a clock, and verse below.

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

1725-68

Engraving of a mounted knight with a pistol facing musicians, a chained bear and a crowd beneath trees.

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

February 1725-26

Engraving of a mounted knight passing a pillory where a man is confined, with a fiddle hung on a post and onlookers watching.

Hudibras Triumphant (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 4)

February 1725-26

Four Heads From the Raphael Cartoons at Hampton Court

May 14, 1781

Etching of a mounted figure raising a sword before a crowd with staves, a dog and horses, trees behind, by William Hogarth.

The Encounter with Talgol and Magnano (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 3)

1721-26