William Hogarth (1697-1764) Gallery

William Hogarth Four Times of the Day - Morning

Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarth's Four Times of the Day. They are humorous depictions of life in the streets of London, the vagaries of fashion, and the interactions between the rich and poor. In Morning, a lady makes her way to church, shielding herself with her fan from the shocking view of two men pawing at the market girls. The scene is the west side of the piazza at Covent Garden

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Hogarths, Masquerades and Operas

Vintage engraving of William Hogarth's Masquerades and Operas (The Bad Taste of the Town), Burlington Gate. First published in February 1723/24. It mocks the contemporary fashion for foreign culture, including Palladian architecture, pantomimes based on the Italian commedia dell'arte, masquerades (masked balls), and Italian opera

William Hogarth Marriage A La Mode The Toilette

Vintage engraving of showing a scene from William Hogarth's Marriage A La Mode. Marriage A La Mode is a series of six pictures depicting a pointed skewering of upper class 18th century society. This moralistic warning shows the disastrous results of an ill-considered marriage for money and satirises patronage and aesthetics. The old Earl has died and the son is now the new Earl and his wife, the Countess. As was the very height of fashion at the time, the Countess is holding a Toilette, or reception, in her bedroom

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