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Characters and Caricaturas by William Hogarth

1764

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

Engraving of a church interior where a preacher reads in a pulpit while congregants sleep in pews below.

Slapende parochie

1762

Printed price list of prints published by William Hogarth in 1762, with titles and prices in pounds, shillings and pence.

Lijst met prenten uitgegeven door William Hogarth

1762

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

Engraving of a Turkish bath interior with a seated nude woman being bathed by an attendant beneath a perforated dome.

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

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

Etched print of men in ruffled collars seated at a table, with handwritten receipt text and signature below.

Ontvangstbewijs voor een aanbetaling voor The Analysis of Beauty door William Hogarth

1752

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

Engraved street scene of early morning with a woman in a gown, market women by a fire, and a coffee house sign.

Morning, plate one from The Four Times of the Day

May 1738

Engraving of a crowded 18th-century London street at noon, with a fashionable couple, beggars, a church spire, and signs.

Noon, plate two from The Four Times of the Day

May 1738

Engraved morning street scene with a woman smoking a pipe, vendors around a fire, and Tom King's Coffee House at right.

Morning, Plate One from The Four Times of Day

1738

Engraving of a street scene with a couple, a child, a dog, and a building labeled Sadler's Wells under a cloudy sky.

Mensen bij Sadler's Wells Theatre en de New River

1738

Engraving of a crowded city street with a tavern sign, church spire, beggar, gentlemen and children.

Menigte in een straat met kroegen en een kapel

1738

Engraving of a busy city street in the morning with figures gathered around a fire near a coffee house.

Menigte in Covent Garden

1738

Engraving of a night street scene with a bonfire, lantern-carrying couple, hanging tavern signs and figures in windows.

Nachtelijke oproer op straat

1738

Engraving of a woman pulling away from a seated man in a bedroom with a canopied bed, mirror and dog.

Man trekt een tegenstribbelende vrouw naar zich toe in een slaapkamer

1736

Engraving of a man in a wig and coat beside a seated woman on a canopy bed, with a dog and overturned furniture in the room.

‘After’

1736

Engraved bedroom scene of a woman clinging to a man in a wig beside a canopied bed, with a dog and scattered objects on the f

Vrouw hangt aan de arm van een man in een slaapkamer

1736

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

Etched print of a crowded choir of wigged singers with open mouths, a conductor raising his arm above them.

A Chorus of Singers, or The Oratorio

December 1732

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

Engraving of a laughing theatre audience in wigs and bonnets, with an orange seller flirting with a gentleman on a balcony.

The Laughing Audience

1766-99

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

The Five Orders of Periwigs

November 1761

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

Etching of John Wilkes seated, holding a pole with a Liberty cap, with North Briton papers and an inkstand on a desk beside h

John Wilkes, Esq.

May 16, 1763

Engraving of a bear in a coat holding a tankard, with a dog, books and a palette in the foreground.

The Bruiser

August 1, 1763

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

Etching of a turbaned ruler in ceremonial robes before a draped curtain, with kneeling and standing attendants in an interior

Sultan Ahmed III Crowned in the Mosque at Eyups (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Par…

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 military map of a fortified camp by a river with labeled positions, tents, horsemen, and portrait medallions.

Parke of the Artillary (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London,…

1723-24

Engraved plate of a Greek patriarchal tiara with a cross on top and two winged cherub heads on its sides.

A Greek Patriarchal Crown - Tiara Patriarchalis Graeca (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and i…

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

Engraved map of Stockholm with harbor ships, compass rose, and a decorative border of runic inscriptions and portrait medalli

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

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

Engraved plate of a silver mine at Sala with surface buildings, numbered underground galleries, coins and a compass rose.

Fodina argentea Sahlensis - A Silver Mine at Sala - II (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and i…

1723-24

Engraving of a silver mine at Sala with mine buildings, shaft machinery, numbered diagrams, and a cave with miners by a fire.

Fodina argentea Sahlensis - A Silver Mine at Sala - I (from Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia a…

1723-24

Etching of a man with a horse beneath a large tree, a stream in front and mounted figures in the distance on the right.

Cassandra, Frontispiece, Vol. 1

1725

Etching of a standing armoured man gesturing toward a seated woman and companions beneath a large tree, with palms behind.

Cassandra, Frontispiece, Vol. 2:

1725

Etched frontispiece with a seated allegorical figure, horned creatures on each side, a church, and a Latin inscription below.

The New Metamorphosis: Frontispiece, Vol.1

1724

Etching of a church interior with an altar and crucifix, a standing crowd, a child and veiled woman, and musicians in a galle

The New Metamorphosis, Plate 2: Fantasio at Church

1724

Etching of mounted bandits seizing a woman before a stone building while other women react under a dark night sky.

The New Metamorphosis, Plate 3: The Bandits Abduct Camilla

1724

Etched domestic interior with a fireplace, a woman in a cloak, a man leaning over a child in a basket, and a broom.

The New Metamorphosis, Plate 4: Invidiosa Releases Fantasio

1724

Engraving of a bedroom with a canopy bed, an open door, and two figures standing beside the curtains.

Cassandra, Frontispiece, Vol. 3

1725

Etching of a helmeted warrior beside seated women and onlookers under a draped tree, with hills in the distance.

Cassandra, Frontispiece, Vol. 4

1725

Etching of a helmeted woman holding a figurine before kneeling men beside a shield and spear, with a rocky cliff behind.

Cassandra, Frontispiece, Vol. 5

1725

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

Etching of a bedroom with a canopy bed, a seated woman, and a standing man in a long coat and tall hat gesturing.

The New Metamorphosis, Plate 5: Fantasio, Transformed into a Lapdog, in the with Donna Theresa

1724

Etching of a cardinal, a woman holding a small animal, and a kneeling hermit in a rocky wooded landscape with a cross.

The New Metamorphosis, Plate 7: The Cardinal, a Hermit and Donna Angela Holding Fantasio

1724

Etching of Psyche holding a lamp over the sleeping winged Cupid on a bed in a columned bedchamber.

The New Metamorphosis, Plate 6: The Story of Cupid and Psyche

1724

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 three putti drawing and painting in a studio beside a classical bust and an oval portrait sketch.

Boys Peeping at Nature

1751

Etched print of three children drawing beside an easel and bust, with a subscription receipt inscription below.

Boys Peeping at Nature

1731-51

Engraved portrait of a woman in a white headscarf and dark dress, resting her arms on a ledge, by William Hogarth.

Sarah Malcolm

after 1733

Etching of a man seated in a pillory beside a barred building while a crowd in hats gathers in a street.

Hudibras in Tribulation (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 7)

1721-26

Etching of two men arguing in a narrow street beside a brick building with a wooden door.

Hudubras and Ralpho Disputing (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 8)

1721-26

Etching of a cloaked man aiming a telescope at a kite on a tall pillar, with a gesturing man beside a stone tower.

Sidrophel Examining the Kite Through His Telescope (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 10)

1721-26