Hogarth: Complete Engravings

by William Hogarth, Joseph Burke, Colin Caldwell

William Hogarth (10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects". Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian." This book is fully loaded with black and white plates.

267 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

William Hogarth (10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art.

His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects". Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian".

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is in a large enough format that you can actually see the details of Hogarth's matchless engravings, which alone makes it a must-have.