William Hogarth (1697 – 1764) was an English painter and engraver. He is most well known for his satirical works which often criticized the morals of society. His style of cartoonish illustrations and caricatures were so individualized and widely known that they were labeled as “Hogarthian”. Hogarth was also a skilled painter of realism. He did not aways favor the more glamorous Rococo style of his era and was more inclined to add a shade of realistic grittiness to his paintings.
Paintings by William Hogarth in Chronological Order:
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| Emblematical print of the South Sea Scheme, 1721 | A Just View of the English Stage, 1724 | Hudibras Encounters the Skimmington, from ‘Hudibras’, by Samuel Butler, 1726 |
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| Mary Toft, apparently giving birth to rabbits, 1726 | Falstaff Examining His Recruits, 1728 | Prospero and Miranda from “The Tempest” of William Shakespeare, c.1728 |
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| The Beggar’s Opera, 1729 | The Denunciation, c.1729 | The Sleeping Church, 1728-1729 |
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| The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox, c.1729 | A Scene from the Beggar’s Opera, 1728-1729 | The Ashley and Popple Family, 1730 |
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| The Fishing Party, c.1730 | The Fountaine Family, c.1730 | Before the Seduction and After, 1731 |
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| The Theft of a Watch, c.1731 | Wanstead Assembly at Wanstead_ House, c.1731 | The Children’s Theater In The House Of John Conduit, 1731-1732 |
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| Gerard Anne Edwards in His Cradle, 1733 | Portrait of Sarah Macholm in Prison, 1733 | Southwark Fair, 1733 |
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| Marriage, 1732-1735 | Scene in a Tavern, 1732-1735 | The Arrest for Theft, 1732-1735 |
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| The Heir, 1732-1735 | The Madhouse, 1732-1735 | The Prison, 1732-1735 |
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| Rake’s Progress’ The Gaming House, 1732-1735 | The Distrest Poet, 1729-1736 | The Four Times of Day: Night, 1736 |
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| The Pool of Bethesda, 1736 | The Good Samaritan, 1737 | Portrait of Augusta of Saxe Gotha, c.1736-c.1738 |
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| Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Hoadly, c.1738 | Strolling Actresses Dressing in Barn, 1738 | Times of the Day, Noon, 1738 |
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| Lord Hervey and His Friends, c.1738-c.1739 | Mrs Catherine Edwards, 1739 | George Arnold, c.1740 |
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| Portrait of Captain Coram, 1740 | Portrait of Lady Mary Grey and Lord George Grey, 1740 | Satan, Sin and Death, 1740 |
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| William Jones, 1740 | The Enraged Musician, 1741 | William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, Later 4th Duke of Devonshire, 1741 |
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| Miss Mary Edwards, 1742 | The Graham Children, 1742 | The Strode Family, c.1738-c.1742 |
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| Characters and Caricaturas, 1743 | Portrait of Bischofs Benjamin Hoadly, c.1743 | The Battle of the Pictures, 1743 |
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| The Tete-a-Tete, 1743 | Portrait of Madam Salter, 1744 | The Staymaker, c.1744 |
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| David Garrick as Richard III, 1745 | Self portrait, 1745 | Suicide of the Countess, c.1743-c.1745 |
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| The Ball, c.1745 | The Countess’s Morning Levee, c.1743-c.1745 | The Marriage Contract, c.1743-c.1745 |
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| The Murder of the Count, c.1743-c.1745 | The Wedding Banquet, c.1745 | Untitled, dubbed The Shrimp Girl, sometimes The Saleswoman of Crabs, c.1740-c.1745 |
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| Visit with the Quack Doctor, c.1743-c.1745 | Moses Brought Before Pharaoh’s Daughter, 1746 | The Mackinen Children, 1747 |
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| The March of the Guards to Finchley, 1750 | Beer Street, 1751 | Cruelty in Perfection, 1751 |
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| First Stage of Cruelty, 1751 | Gin Lane, 1750-1751 | Second Stage of Cruelty, 1751 |
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| The Reward of Cruelty, 1751 | Columbus Breaking the Egg (Christopher Columbus), 1752 | Moses Brought to the Pharaoh’s Daughter, 1752 |
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| Election Propaganda, 1754-1755 | The Banquet, 1754-1755 | The Polling, 1754-1755 |
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| The Triumph of Representatives, 1754-1755 | David Garrick and his Wife, 1757 | Self portrait, c.1757 |
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| The Bench, 1758 | The Bench, c.1758 | Sigismonda, 1758-1759 |
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| The Lady’s Last Stake, c.1759 | John Wilkes, 1763 | The Bruiser Charles Churchill, once the Reverend, in the Character of a Russian Hercules, 1763 |
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| The Times, plate 2, 1762-1763 | A Harlot’s Progress, plate 1 | A Harlot’s Progress, plate 2 |
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| A Harlot’s Progress, plate 3 | A Harlot’s Progress, plate 4 | A Harlot’s Progress, plate 5 |
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| A Harlot’s Progress, plate 6 | A Midnight Modern Conversation | After (Outdoor Scene) |
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| Analisis of Beauty | Before | Before |
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| Benefit ticket (Mr Milward)’ A Bold Stroke for a Wife | Blowing off about his new Copyright Act | Caliban from “The Tempest” of William Shakespeare |
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| Central panel of the altar triptych, St Nicholas, Bristol | Credulity, Superstition, and Fanaticism | English librettist Thomas Morell |
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| Frontispiece and its explanation (Hurdibras) | Frontispiece of Fielding’s ‘The tragedy of tragedies’ | Hudibras |
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| Hudibras’ First Adventure, from ‘Hudibras’ by Samuel Butler | Inigo Jones | John Henley with five unknown figures |
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| Lame theater | Married to an Old Maid | Industrious ‘Prentice Performing Duties of Christian |
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| Portrait of a Young Woman | Portrait of en’Francis Dashwood, 15th Baron of Despencer | Portrait of Lord George Graham in his Saloon |
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| Royalty, Episcopacy and Law | Scholars at a Lecture | Self portrait (from the Gate of Calais) |
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| Simon Fraser, 11th Baron Lovat | Stand of arms and instruments | Surrounded by Artists and Professors |
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| Taste in High Life | The Bathos | The Chorus |
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| The Company of Undertakers | The Five Orders of Perriwigs | The Gaols Committee of the House of Commons |
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| The Laughing Audience (or A Pleased Audience) | The Roast Beef of Old England | The servants of the painter |
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| The Shrimp Girl | The Times’ | The Western Family |
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| Time Smoking a Picture | Times of the Day: Evening | Times of the Day: Morning |
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| Tyburn Large | Satire on False Perspective | The Invasion, England |
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| The Invasion, France | The Lottery | The Pit |