Hogarth: A Life and a World

-Faber and Faber (1997)-. First edition first impression 1997. This copy signed by the author. xviii+794 pages. Illustrated. Cloth. Very good indeed in price-clipped dustjacket heavily sunned at the spine and surround. The paintings and engravings of William Hogarth, the subject of this biography, have always been popular, but outside art history little is known about his life. He moved in the worlds of theatre, literature, journalism and politics, and found subjects for his work over the whole gamut of 18th-century London, from street scenes to drawing rooms, and from churches to gambling halls and prisons. Hogarth was made wealthy by his engravings for "The Harlot's Progress", but remained highly critical of the growing gulf between the luxurious lives of the ruling elite and the wretched poverty of the masses. Swift described him as a "pleasant rogue", and he numbered the likes of Pope and Horace Walpole among his friends. We are specialists in Artists Monographs, Catalogues and Illustrated items. All items are as described and dispatched within 24 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with nearly 40 years experience, you may order with confidence. Other titles by this artist maybe in stock, please ask for our list or link. Hogarth: A Life and a World 0571169961