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Capitain Thomas Coram, 1740. Artist: William HogarthCapitain Thomas Coram, 1740. The philanthropist Thomas Coram (1668-1751) founded the Foundling Hospital after seeing the plight of children left abandoned in the streets
The Distrest Poet, 1740. Artist: William HogarthThe Distrest Poet, 1740. A poor poet, at work in his garret, is interrupted by a milkmaid demanding payment. From William Hogarth, by Austin Dobson. [Hachette Et Cie, Paris, 1904]
Simon, Lord Lovat, 1746. Artist: William HogarthSimon, Lord Lovat, 1746. Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat (1667-1747), Scottish Jacobite, was the Chief of Clan Fraser. He was executed on Tower Hill for his part in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate VI, 1747. Artist: William HogarthSketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate VI, 1747. The industrious prentice out of his time and married to his masters daughter
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate X, 1747. Artist: William HogarthSketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate X, 1747. The industrious prentice alderman of London, the idle one brought before him and impeach d by his accomplice, plate X of Industry and Idleness
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate VIII, 1747. Artist: William HogarthSketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate VIII, 1747. The industrious prentice grown rich and sheriff of London. The scene is old Fishmongers Hall
Rejected sketch for Industry and Idleness, 1747. Artist: William HogarthRejected sketch for Industry and Idleness, 1747. From William Hogarth, by Austin Dobson. [Hachette Et Cie, Paris, 1904]
The Times, 1762. Artist: William HogarthThe Times, 1762. Satire on King George III and the Seven Years War. The burning city is an allegory for the state of Europe. William Pitt is depicted on stilts, fanning the flames of war
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate III, 1747. Artist: William HogarthSketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate III, 1747. The idle prentice at play in the church yard during divine service. The idle apprentice plays hustle-cap with some pickpockets
Sketch for plate XI of Industry and Idleness, 1747. Artist: William HogarthSketch for plate XI of Industry and Idleness, 1747. The idle prentice executed at Tyburn. The crowds gather at Tyburn to watch Tom Idles execution
The Industrious Prentice Lord-Mayor of London - Plate 12 from Industry and Idleness, 1747. Artist: William HogarthThe Industrious Prentice Lord-Mayor of London - Plate 12 from Industry and Idleness, 1747. The industrious apprentice is drawn along Cheapside in his coach watched by Frederick
Burlesque on Kents Altarpiece at St Clement Danes, c1725. Artist: William HogarthBurlesque on Kents Altarpiece at St Clement Danes, c1725. William Kent painted an altarpiece for St Clement Danes Church, London, commissioned by the parishioners
A Rakes Progress; scene I, 1735. Artist: William HogarthA Rakes Progress ; scene I, 1734. Tom Rakewell is taking possession of his miserly fathers effects. Kneeling beside him is a tailor measuring him up for a new set of clothes
Scene from the The Beggars Opera VI, 1731. Artist: William HogarthScene from the The Beggars Opera VI, 1731. The Beggars Opera is a play by John Gay, first performed at the Lincolns Inn Theatre in London in 1728. From William Hogarth, by Austin Dobson
The Indian Emperor, 1732. Artist: William HogarthThe Indian Emperor, 1732. A scene from John Drydens play The Indian Emperour or the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards as performed in the year 1731 at Mr Conduit s, Master of the Mint
Thomas Pellet, MD, c1725. Artist: William HogarthThomas Pellet, MD, c1725. Physician Thomas Pellett (c1671-1744) was a member of the Royal College of Physicians, a Fellow of the Royal Society and, from 1725, a freemason (Bedford Head Lodge)
Sketch for Plate IV from Industry and Idleness, 1747. Artist: William HogarthSketch for Plate IV from Industry and Idleness, 1747. The industrious apprentice stands with his master in the counting house. A porter enters, bearing rolls of cloth
Unused drawing for Industry and Idleness, 1747. Artist: William HogarthUnused drawing for Industry and Idleness, 1747. The idle apprentice is stealing from his mother outside a cook shop. From William Hogarth, by Austin Dobson. [Hachette Et Cie, Paris, 1904]
Sketch for The Jones Family Conversation Piece, 1730. Artist: William HogarthSketch for The Jones Family Conversation Piece, 1730. The Jones Family Conversation Piece is a painting commissioned by Robert Jones (1706-1742) of Fonmon Castle, Glamorgan
Peg Woffington, c1745, (1911). Artist: William HogarthPeg Woffington, c1745, (1911). Margaret Peg Woffington (1720-1760) was a popular Irish actress in Georgian London, starring alongside household names of the day such as
Marriage A La Mode - The Contract, c19th century. Artist: J GarnerMarriage A La Mode - The Contract, c19th century. Marriage a-la-mode is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745
Marriage A La Mode - Death of the Countess c19th century. Artist: MansellMarriage A La Mode - Death of the Countess c19th century. Marriage a-la-mode is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745
Marriage A La Mode - Toilette Scene, c19th century. Artist: ArmstrongMarriage A La Mode - Toilette Scene, c19th century. Marriage a-la-mode is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745
Marriage A La Mode - Breakfast Scene, c1832. Artist: TE NicholsonMarriage A La Mode - Breakfast Scene, c1832. Marriage a-la-mode is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745. They are a criticism of upper class 18th century society
Times of the Day - Noon, 1870. Artist: WH WorthingtonTimes of the Day - Noon. After the original print by William Hogarth published in 1738. [London Printing and Publishing Co, 1870]
Miss Eizabeth Hatch, by Wiliam Hogarth. 1929. Artist: William HogarthMiss Eizabeth Hatch. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIV, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]
David Garrick in the Green Room, 18th century. Artist: William HogarthDavid Garrick in the Green Room. David Garrick (1717-1779), English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIV, edited by C. Reginald Grundy
A Rakes Progress - 5: He Marries, 1733 (1934). Artist: William HogarthA Rakes Progress - 5: He Marries, 1733 (1934). Painting housed in the Sir John Soanes Museum, London. From The Studio Volume 107. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1934]
Benjamin Hoadly, (1676-1761), English clergyman, 19th century. Artist: B HollBenjamin Hoadly, (1676-1761), English clergyman. Bishop of Bangor, Hereford, Salisbury, and finally of Winchester. He is best known as the initiator of the Bangorian Controversy
The Cock Pit, c1840, (1917). Artist: George PresburyThe Cock Pit, c1840. Cockfighting enthusiasts from a cross-section of society gamble and squabble. The blind Lord Albermarle Bertie (centre)
Edward Cave, c. 1700s Artist: William HogarthEdward Cave from the Portrait by Hogarth. Engraving from Old and new London Volume 2 by Walter Thornbury.Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1878
Garrick and his Wife, 1757 (19th century). Artist: H BourneGarrick and his Wife, 1757 (19th century). David Garrick (1717-1779) was the most popular actor of his time. He was also a playwright
Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram, 18th century (1844). Artist: WJ LintonPortrait of Captain Thomas Coram, 18th century (1844). The philanthropist Thomas Coram (1668-1751) founded the Foundling Hospital after seeing the plight of children left abandoned in the streets
George Arnold, c1738-1740 (1958). Arnold was a successful merchant who built himself a substantial country house in Northamptonshire, Ashby Lodge
Detail from Chairing the Member, by William Hogarth, 1755 (1956). The painting, one of a series of four depicting the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754
The Bench, 18th century. Artist: Thomas ClerkThe Bench, 18th century. Scene showing judges sitting in the Court of the Kings Bench, with Sir John Willes, Lord Chief Justice, in centre, and Henry Bathurst on his left, asleep
Sleeping Congregation, 18th century. Artist: Thomas ClerkSleeping Congregation, 18th century. The scene is a country church, the only member of the congregation awake (besides the speaker) is the clerk who observes the charms of a young girl
The Fire-eater, 18th century. Artist: DB PyetThe Fire-eater, 18th century
Laughing Audience, 18th century. Artist: Thomas ClerkLaughing Audience, 18th century. Cartoon showing the inside of a theatre and the reactions of different parts of the audience to the play
The Bathos, 18th century. Artist: Thomas ClerkThe Bathos, 18th century. Time expiring, collapsed against a broken column, with the blade of his scythe snapped and his hour glass smashed, blowing out smoke from his broken pipe
Paul Before Felix, 18th century. Artist: DB PyetPaul Before Felix, 18th century. Paul, with his hands chained, stands before the governor Felix, defending himself. A Roman soldier to the left of Paul leans against his spear looking very bored
John Wilkes, English politician, 1763 (1895). Wilkes is wearing a wig that Hogarth has fashioned into two horns. He holds a cap entitled liberty that Hogarth has positioned to make it look like a
John Wilkes, English politician, 1762-1763 (1895). Study for a cartoon Hogarth produced in 1763. Wilkes is wearing a wig that Hogarth has fashioned into two horns
The Times, plate II, c1762 (1895). Scene representing the aftermath of the Seven Years war, with a statue of King George III at the centre
The Three Maries at the Tomb, 18th century (1910). Artist: William HogarthThe Three Maries at the Tomb, 1910. One of the panels in the tryptiych painted as an alter piece for the church of St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol. From The Connoisseur magazine (June 1910)
Lady Thornhill, (1799). Later copy of a portrait of by Hogarth of his mother-in-law who would have been born in the late 17th century. Illustration from The Connoisseur, (November 1901)
Advertisement for Mary and Ann Hogarths drapers shop, early-mid 18th century, (1901). The sisters of artist William Hogarth ran a shop selling fustians, dimity, Holland and flannel
Canvassing for votes, 1757. Artist: William HogarthCanvassing for votes, 1757. Two country innkeepers, agents for their respective parties, are here dropping money into the hands of a rustic freeholder
