Hogarth

Examines <strong>Hogarth</strong>'s career, from his beginnings as a young engraver in the 1720s, through to his rise to fame as a painter and printmaker in the... » 

Examines Hogarth's career, from his beginnings as a young engraver in the 1720s, through to his rise to fame as a painter and printmaker in the 1730s and 1740s. This book offers an understanding of the breadth of his achievements, demonstrating his brilliance as a graphic satirist, urban commentator, draughtsman, portraitist, and history painter. «