William Hogarth
William Hogarth was born in London in 1697. He apprenticed under a goldsmith, and around 1710, he began to produce his own engraved designs. Hogarth later took up painting; he is most well known for his series paintings and engravings of ‘modern moral subjects’. His engravings were so plagiarized that he lobbied for the Copyright Act of 1735 as protection for writers and artists. During the 1730s, Hogarth developed into a portraitist and history painter. He passed away in 1764.
William Hogarth is featured in Edition: The Best of the Met
A Harlot's Progress, Plate 3, Etching and engraving, third state of three (April 1732)
After, Etching and engraving, first state of three (December 15, 1736)
Before, Etching and engraving, first state of three (December 15, 1736)
Characters and Caricaturas, after Annibale Carracci, after Raphael, after Leonardo da Vinci, after Pier Leone Ghezzi, Etching, first state of two (April 1743)
Beer Street, Engraving, third state of three (February 4, 1751)
Credulity, Superstition, and Fanaticism, Etching and engraving, second state of two (March 15, 1762)
The Five Orders of Periwigs, Etching, second state of two (1761)
The Reward of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty), Etching and engraving, third state of three (February 1, 1751)
