Biography of william hogarth
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William Hogarth
The final picture from William Hogarth’s series Industry &#; Idleness shows Thomas Idle arriving for his execution at the gallows at Tyburn, accompanied by his coffin. In the foreground the woman is selling fraudulent copies of “The last dying speech &#; confession of Tho. Idle”, which he clearly has not yet made, as often occurred at the time. Hogarth produced Industry &#; Idleness as a series of twelve prints, sold for one shilling each, in
London-based William Hogarth was possibly the first great artist of note to create an individual style that was uniquely English, without a large measure of reference to earlier Continental schools. In an age when other artists followed rules, codes and styles created in antiquity he was bold enough to go in his own direction.
In addition to his own artistic achievements, Hogarth was largely responsible for starting a series of events that began to elevate British art to a level where it would later be taken as seri
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A Brief Biography of William Hogarth
Hogarth was born in near the East End cattle marknad of Smithfield. His father, Richard efternamn, made an unsuccessful attempt to open a Latin-speaking coffeehouse, which left the family bankrupt, Richard confined to Fleet Prison, and the ung William fending for himself.
After apprenticing at a silver workshop, where he mastered the art of engraving, Hogarth opened his own print shop. The artist’s first widespread notice came with the publication of The South Sea Scheme (), ridiculing the greed and corruption of lager market speculators. A Harlot's Progress () brought efternamn tremendous success and celebrity, leading to a second morality series, A Rake's Progress ().
Throughout the s and s, the artist’s reputation grew and so did his interest in social and moral reform. Hogarth’s work took on a distinctly propagandist tone, directed at the urbanization of London and the city’s problems with brott, prostitution, gambling, and alcoholism.
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Summary of William Hogarth
Best remembered for his intricate and satirical prints, Hogarth was a varied and prolific artist who mastered a range of styles and genres ranging from conversation pieces and realistic portraiture to grotesque caricature. He was the most significant artist of his generation and the first English-born artist to attract attention abroad. Hogarth invented the idea of a narrative series of prints, which told a story through a number of images, and he produced a significant number on "modern moral subjects" from prostitution to politics. In doing so he provided a visceral social commentary, highlighting and lampooning corruption and presenting images of the seedy underbelly of London, which had rarely been portrayed before. It was these unique prints that brought him wealth and fame in his own lifetime and beyond, as well as influencing the work of 18th century novelists in their subject matter and focus on individual narratives. The prints can also be seen