William Hogarth (1697-1764), Painter and engraver
Sitter associated with 19 portraits
Artist associated with 125 portraits
Hogarth was originally apprenticed to a silversmith. Around 1720, he began engraving and book illustration and then painting in 1727. At first he made small heads and groups, but soon produced life-size portraits and 'comic histories' such as The Rake's Progress and Marriage à-la-mode. An abrasive social commentator, he was appointed Sergeant Painter to George II in 1757. At a time when foreign artists flocked to London, Hogarth was increasingly concerned with the status of native artists and advocated for the Englishness of English art. He wrote The Analysis of Beauty in 1753, a treatise on art and beauty. His engravings were more highly esteemed at the time than his paintings.
attributed to Jean André Rouquet
enamel on copper, circa 1740-1745
NPG 5717
by Louis François Roubiliac
terracotta bust, circa 1741
On display in Room 10 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 121
by William Hogarth
oil on canvas, 1758
On display in Room 10 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 289
by William Hogarth
etching, 1743
NPG D21371
by William Hogarth
line engraving, 1749 (1745)
NPG D3257
by William Hogarth
line engraving, 1749 (1745)
NPG D14543
by William Hogarth
line engraving, 1764 (1757)
NPG D8195
by and published by Charles Townley, after William Hogarth
mezzotint, published June 1781
NPG D35900
by and published by Charles Townley, after William Hogarth
mezzotint, published June 1781
NPG D19904
by Samuel Ireland, after William Hogarth
etching, published 1786
NPG D3258
by Samuel Ireland, after William Hogarth
etching, published 1786
NPG D3259
by Samuel Ireland, after William Hogarth
etching, published 1786
NPG D3260
by Benjamin Smith, published by John Boydell, published by Josiah Boydell, after William Hogarth
stipple engraving, published 2 April 1794 (1745)
NPG D35901
David Garrick; William Hogarth
by Barak Longmate
line engraving, early 19th century
NPG D2745
by Thomas Cook, published by George, George and John Robinson, after William Hogarth
line engraving, published 1 June 1801 (1745)
NPG D35902
by Leonard Charles Wyon, after Louis François Roubiliac
bronze medal, 1848
NPG D2919
Garrick surrounded by his friends
by George Salisbury Shury, published by A.J. Isaacs, after William Hogarth
stipple engraving and mezzotint, published 20 August 1866
NPG D34380
by Samuel Ireland, after William Hogarth
etching, published 1786
NPG D20250
by Benjamin Smith, published by John Boydell, and published by Josiah Boydell, after William Hogarth
stipple engraving, published 4 June 1795 (1745)
NPG D19973
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Foundling Museum, London
Hogarth's House, London
St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum, London
St John's Gate, London
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