William Hogarth: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
William Hogarth, The Analysis of Beauty with the Rejected Passages from the Manuscript Drafts and Autobiographical Notes, ed. by Joseph Burke (1955), including a critical essay on Hogarthâs aesthetics; John Nichols, Biographical Ancecdotes of William Hogarth, 3rd ed., enlarged and corrected (1785, reissued 1971), a gossipy outline based partly on contemporary reminiscences; John Ireland, Hogarth Illustrated, 3rd ed., 3 vol. (1812), a commentary on the prints, with a tidied version of the Notes; Anecdotes of William Hogarth Written by Himself (1833, reprinted 1970), including a useful catalog of the prints; Austin Dobson, William Hogarth, new and enlarged ed. (1907), a reliable biography and an important bibliographical source; Stanley E. Read, A Bibliography of Hogarth Books and Studies, 1900â1940 (1941); Francis D. Klingender (ed.), Hogarth and English Caricature (1944), with valuable plates; Robert E. Moore, Hogarthâs Literary Relationships (1948, reissued 1969); Adolf P. OppĂ©, The Drawings of William Hogarth (1948), a critical catalogue raisonnĂ©; Ronald B. Beckett, Hogarth (1949, reissued 1955), a study of the paintings; Ellis K. Waterhouse, Painting in Britain, 1530â1790, 4th ed. (1978), a useful summary of Hogarth and contemporary figures; Peter Quennell, Hogarthâs Progress (1955, reprinted 1973), a light and chatty account; Frederick Antal, Hogarth and His Place in European Art (1962), a Marxist analysis of Hogarthâs cultural milieu and sources; Ronald Paulson, Hogarthâs Graphic Works, rev. ed., 2 vol. (1970), an excellent catalog, with an illuminating introduction and bibliography; see also Paulsonâs Hogarth: His Life, Art, and Times, 2 vol. (1971), and The Art of Hogarth (1975); Derek Jarrett, The Ingenious Mr. Hogarth (1976), by a Paulson adherent, but more readable; Jack Lindsay, Hogarth (1979); and David Bindman, Hogarth (1981), good general biographies.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Nov 06, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 22, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lambiek Comiclopedia - William Hogarth. | Mar 28, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Historic UK - William Hogarth and 18th century life. | Mar 28, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Painters - William Hogarth. | Jan 19, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art - William Hogarth. | Jan 31, 2019 | ||
| Changed the dates and titles of various paintings. | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art UK - Biography of William Hogarth. | Mar 04, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of William Hogarth. | Mar 04, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: TATE - Biography of William Hogarth. | Feb 10, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of William Hogarth. | Feb 10, 2013 | ||
| Added image of William Hogarth's painting The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox (1729). | Oct 06, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Olga's Gallery - William Hogarth. | Jun 19, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 16, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |