England had an internationally renowned theater a century before it had an artist even known by most of his countrymen. During the early 18th century, William Hogarth became Britain’s first ...

In the mid 19th century, Hogarth could be described as the 'celebrated painter of conversation pictures and portraits? in all of which he appears to have sought to convey a moral lesson, and to have ...

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George II's Hanoverian successors George III, George IV and Queen Victoria were all eager purchasers of Hogarth's work, and today the Royal Collection includes an important group of the artist's ...

Mr and Mrs William Hogarth return in another scandalous romp through a famous series of Hogarth paintings, bringing to life the story in – and behind – each canvas. By Jonathan Myerson ...