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Etching of a funeral with a corpse beside an open grave, a woman in a gown, digging men, and a crowd of mourners.

The Funeral of Chrystom & Marcella vindicating herself (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

1756 or after

Etching of an innkeeper's wife and daughter tending a bruised man by candlelight in a tavern, with an owl overhead.

The Innkeeper's Wife & Daughter taking Care of ye Don after being beaten & bruised (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

1756 or after

Etching of a knight with lance on horseback confronting a fallen barber beside a donkey, with a rider and trees behind.

The Adventure of Mambrino's Helmet (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

1756 or after

Etching of two gesturing men in a rocky landscape, with a goatherd holding a staff and a man leaning on a goat.

Don Quixote and the Knight of the Rock (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

1756 or after

Engraving of two disguised figures in an interior with a stag's head, shelf of pewter, and laughing seated man at right.

The Curate and Barber Disguising Themselves to Convey Don Quixote Home (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

1756 or after

Etched interior with two disguised figures in a doorway, a woman adjusting a garment, antlers and a shelf of pottery on the w

The Curate and the Barber Disguising Themselves to convey Don Quixote Home (Six Illustrations for Don Quixote)

1756 or after

Engraving by William Hogarth showing paintings flying and tumbling through a street among rooftops and a weathervane.

The Battle of the Pictures

1745

Etching of a wheat field with a country house and trees on the horizon, and a seated figure with a dog in the lower left.

View of Ranby's House

May 1, 1781

Engraving of a night cellar with a fireplace, a woman holding a lantern, and men gambling and sleeping among overturned furni

The Idle 'Prentice Betrayed by his Whore and Taken into a Night Cellar with his Accomplice: Industry and Idleness, pl…

September 30, 1747

Engraved crowd scene with a gallows, soldiers with pikes, spectators on stands and street hawkers in the foreground.

The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn (Industry and Idleness, plate 11)

September 30, 1747

Engraving of apprentices gambling on a tomb in a churchyard as a man with a cane looms over them, skulls and bones nearby.

The Idle 'Prentice at Play in the Churchyard: Industry and Idleness, plate 3

September 30, 1747

Engraved receipt with three putti at an easel and drawing, a draped bust above, and script text below.

Drie putti en een beeld van Natura

1731

Engraved street scene of musicians and drummers in a wedding procession beside a shop doorway with onlookers and a dog.

The Industrious 'Prentice Out of his Time and Married to his Master's Daughter: Industry and Idleness, plate 6

September 30, 1747

Engraving of a rowing boat on choppy water with an apprentice, a woman in a cloak, and a man at the oars; ships behind.

The Idle 'Prentice Turned Away and Sent to Sea: Industry and Idleness, plate 5

September 30, 1747

Engraving of a sailor and a woman startled in a cluttered garret bedroom beside a fireplace and bed.

The Idle 'Prentice Returned from Sea and in a Garret with a Common Prostitute: Industry and Idleness, plate 7

September 30, 1747

Engraved scene of a crowded civic banquet in a hall, with feasting diners at a long table and a robed official at right.

The Industrious 'Prentice Grown Rich and Sheriff of London: Industry and Idleness, plate 8

September 30, 1747

Engraving of a church interior with an apprentice and young woman sharing a hymnal in a pew, organ and congregation behind.

The Industrious 'Prentice Performing the Duty of a Christian: IIndustry and Idleness, plate 2

September 30, 1747

Engraving of a church interior with an apprentice and young woman singing from a hymnal in a pew, an organ and congregation b

The Industrious 'Prentice Performing the Duty of a Christian: Industry and Idleness, plate 2

September 30, 1747

Engraving of a master and apprentice at a desk beside a workshop of spinners, with a cat and dog in the foreground.

The Industrious 'Prentice a Favorite, and Entrusted by his Master: Industry and Idleness, plate 4

September 30, 1747

Engraving of crowns, a mace, sceptre, mitre and books piled beneath a sunburst, with printed text panels below.

Crowns, Mitres, Maces, etc.

1755

Etching of seated men in ruffed collars at a table, one balancing an egg, with a standing figure and column behind them.

Columbus Breaking the Egg

December 1, 1753

Engraving of two apprentices at looms in a workshop, one idle beside a dog, with a well-dressed man and a book at right.

The Fellow 'Prentices at their Looms: Industry and Idleness, plate 1

September 30, 1747

Engraved courtroom scene of a seated alderman before accused apprentices, with a clerk writing and a crowd behind a railing.

The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle One Brought Before Him & Impeached by his Accomplice: Industry…

September 30, 1747

Engraved still life of piled arms, trumpets, shields and flags on a plinth, with a subscription receipt printed below.

A Stand of Arms, Musical Instruments, etc.

March 1749-50

Engraving of eight fish in symmetrical rows around a central fish, titled Pisces, One of the Signs in the Zodiac.

Pisces: Hogarth's Quadrille Fish

ca. 1730

Pen drawing of a coat of arms with Nature and Britannia figures, an infant on the shield, a lamb crest and a HELP banner.

Arms for the Foundling Hospital

December 22, 1781

Engraved city street scene with a central statue, fountain, crowds, soldiers firing muskets, and a sign reading Conspiracy De

The Times, Plate 2

May 29, 1790

Engraving of a bear holding a tankard and club beside a dog, with books, a palette and a pipe, satirising Charles Churchill.

The Bruiser (Caricature of Charles Churchill)

August 1, 1762

Engraving of a crowded city street with firefighters battling burning buildings, onlookers, and shop signs.

The Times, Plate 1

September 7, 1762

Etching of men playing flutes in a room while a standing man reads sheet music beside a seated listener.

"Tristram Shandy," Frontispiece, Volume 1,

April 1760

Engraving of men in a room, one smoking a pipe, another reading a book, with a map on the wall behind them.

Frontispiece to "Tristram Shandy," Volume 1

19th century

Engraving of a bewigged man holding a swaddled baby beside a woman, with a turbaned man gesturing at a table in an interior.

Illustration to "Tristram Shandy," Volume 4

19th century

Engraved print of a crowded fair with wooden stages, flags, a tightrope walker, musicians, and a dense crowd of people.

The Humours and Diversions of the Southwark Fair / Les Bizarerries et Les Plaisirs de La Foire de Southwark

1733-1825 [after 1733 oriiginal]

Engraving of Oxford scholars in gowns drinking in a panelled room, with a woman, a servant and a sleeping dog.

Frontispiece to "The Humours of Oxford"

November 1, 1807

Henry Fielding

ca. 1835

Pen drawing in an oval frame of figures in period dress in an interior, with a card table and seated woman at right.

The Rape of the Lock

19th century (?)

Hogarth's 1728 print of a stage performance of The Beggar's Opera with masked actors, musicians, and an audience in galleries

The Beggar's Opera

1728

Engraved plate with two fur-clad figures, a reindeer, and medallion portraits on a pedestal inscribed LAPONIA.

Laponia (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, pl. 312)

1723-24

Etching of five standing figures in fur-trimmed robes and tall hats across a hilly landscape, labeled e to i.

Five Standing Muscovites (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London…

1723-24

Etching of a woman leading a camel past a covered wagon and domed building in a flat landscape, with scale bars below.

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

1723-24

Engraving of a crowded London street with a Lord Mayor's carriage surrounded by apprentices, onlookers, and balconies.

The Industrious 'Prentice Lord Mayor of London (Industry and Idleness, plate12)

September 30, 1747

Engraving of a crowded 18th-century London street with a carriage, banners, soldiers, and spectators at windows.

The Industrious 'Prentice Lord Mayor of London: Industry and Idleness, plate 12

September 30, 1747

Engraving of idle apprentices gambling on a tomb in a churchyard, with skulls and a standing man holding a cane.

The Idle 'Prentice at Play in the Church Yard (Industry and Idleness, plate 3)

September 30, 1747

Engraving of a night cellar: a watchman with a lantern, a pointing woman, and card players by a fireplace.

The Idle 'Prentice Betrayed by his Whore and Taken in a Night Cellar with his Accomplice (Industry and Idleness, plat…

September 30, 1747

Engraving of a crowded courtroom with a seated alderman holding his head beside a writing clerk and standing witnesses.

The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, The Idle One Brought Before Him and Impeached by his Accomplices (Indus…

September 30, 1747

Engraving of a busy city street with men drinking beer at a table, a fishwoman with a basket, and a tavern sign overhead.

Beer Street

February 1, 1751

Engraving of a dissection scene in a domed hall, with an observing crowd, skeletons, a dog, and a cauldron of bones.

The Reward of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty)

February 1, 1751

Engraving of a dead woman on a street at night, surrounded by arguing men, a lantern, and a crescent moon above.

Cruelty in Perfection (The Four Stages of Cruelty)

February 1, 1751

Engraving of a city street where a boy torments a cat as crowds watch, with dogs, a rooster and a church steeple nearby.

The First Stage of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty)

February 1, 1751

Engraving of a street scene with a whipped horse, a carriage, and a man beating a sheep as a flock watches.

The Second Stage of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty)

February 1, 1751

Engraving of soldiers and sailors feasting at a tavern with a Duke of Cumberland sign, a Frenchman at a window, and marching

The Invasion, Plate 2: England

March 8, 1756

Hogarth satirical etching of armed men storming a tavern by the coast, with a monk, ships and a banner reading Vengence.

The Invasion, Plate 1: France

March 8, 1756

Engraving of a seated woman in a bedroom with a tea-pouring servant, a wigged gentleman and soldiers entering at right.

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 3

before April 1732

Engraving of a crowded fairground street with booths, flags, a church tower, acrobats, and a collapsing stage.

Southwark Fair

1734

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