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William Hogarth — VisualArtsDB

William Hogarth

London, United Kingdom · b. 1697 — d. 1764

European Paintings

William Hogarth English, 1697-1764

Timeline

Born 1697 — Died 1764

1720s

Hudibras in Tribulation, plate six from Hudibras

Hudibras in Tribulation, plate six from Hudibras

Hudibras' First Adventure, plate three from Hudibras

Hudibras' First Adventure, plate three from Hudibras

Hudibras Catechized, plate nine from Hudibras

Hudibras Catechized, plate nine from Hudibras

Hudibras and the Lawyer, plate twelve from Hudibras

Hudibras and the Lawyer, plate twelve from Hudibras

+9

1730s

A Scene from ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ VI

A Scene from ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ VI

Ashley Cowper with his Wife and Daughter

Ashley Cowper with his Wife and Daughter

Plate five, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate five, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate two, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate two, from A Harlot's Progress

+40

1740s

Lavinia Fenton, Duchess of Bolton

Lavinia Fenton, Duchess of Bolton

Head of a Lady, Called Lady Pembroke

Head of a Lady, Called Lady Pembroke

The Enraged Musician

The Enraged Musician

Mrs Salter

Mrs Salter

+12

1750s

The March to Finchley

The March to Finchley

George Taylor Triumphing over Death

George Taylor Triumphing over Death

The Reward of Cruelty

The Reward of Cruelty

Cruelty in Perfection

Cruelty in Perfection

+12

1760s

Tailpiece, or the Bathos

Tailpiece, or the Bathos

1780s

The Staymaker, engraved by Joseph Haynes

The Staymaker, engraved by Joseph Haynes

1790s

Beggar’s Opera, Act III, engraved by William Blake

Beggar’s Opera, Act III, engraved by William Blake

Beggar’s Opera, Act III, engraved by William Blake

Satan, Sin and Death, engraved by Thomas Rowlandson and John Ogbourne after T00790

Satan, Sin and Death, engraved by Thomas Rowlandson and John Ogbourne after T00790

The Indian Emperor, engraved by Robert Dodd

The Indian Emperor, engraved by Robert Dodd

1800s

Dr Benjamin Hoadly, Bishop of Winchester, engraved by Thomas Cook

Dr Benjamin Hoadly, Bishop of Winchester, engraved by Thomas Cook

Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a Committee of the House of Commons, engraved by Thomas Cook

Bambridge on Trial for Murder by a Committee of the House of Commons, engraved by Thomas Cook

Works

101 artworks

Hudibras' First Adventure, plate three from Hudibras

Hudibras' First Adventure, plate three from Hudibras

, 1725

Hudibras Sallying Forth, plate two from Hudibras

Hudibras Sallying Forth, plate two from Hudibras

, 1725

Hudibras and the Lawyer, plate twelve from Hudibras

Hudibras and the Lawyer, plate twelve from Hudibras

, 1725

The Committee, plate ten from Hudibras

The Committee, plate ten from Hudibras

, 1725

Hudibras Catechized, plate nine from Hudibras

Hudibras Catechized, plate nine from Hudibras

, 1725

Frontispiece, plate one from Hudibras

Frontispiece, plate one from Hudibras

, 1725

Hudibras and the Skimmington, plate seven from Hudibras

Hudibras and the Skimmington, plate seven from Hudibras

, 1725

Hudibras in Tribulation, plate six from Hudibras

Hudibras in Tribulation, plate six from Hudibras

, 1725

Hudibras and Sidrophel, plate eight from Hudibras

Hudibras and Sidrophel, plate eight from Hudibras

, 1725

Burning the Rumps at Temple Bar, plate eleven from Hudibras

Burning the Rumps at Temple Bar, plate eleven from Hudibras

, 1725

Hudibras Triumphant, plate four from Hudibras

Hudibras Triumphant, plate four from Hudibras

, 1725

Hudibras Vanquished by Trulla, plate five from Hudibras

Hudibras Vanquished by Trulla, plate five from Hudibras

, 1725

The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox

The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox

, 1729

A Scene from ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ VI

A Scene from ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ VI

, 1731

Ashley Cowper with his Wife and Daughter

Ashley Cowper with his Wife and Daughter

, 1731

Plate three, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate three, from A Harlot's Progress

, 1732

Plate five, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate five, from A Harlot's Progress

, 1732

Plate two, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate two, from A Harlot's Progress

, 1732

Plate one, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate one, from A Harlot's Progress

, 1732

Plate six, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate six, from A Harlot's Progress

, 1732

Plate four, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate four, from A Harlot's Progress

, 1732

Plate one, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate one, from A Harlot's Progress

, 1732

Plate three, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate three, from A Harlot's Progress

, 1732

Plate four, from A Harlot's Progress

Plate four, from A Harlot's Progress

, 1732

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