| Description | Engraving of The Gate of Calais (The Roast Beef of Old England) (1749) with Hogarth’s description of his arrest and release heard over. The cliffs at Dover.
Paul Before Felix (1748) in Lincoln’s Inn. Hogarth’s word on the lack of demand for historical paintings heard over. Engraving of The Bench (1758). Various caricatures. Version of the self-portrait, Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse (1758). Hogarth’s words over talking about his painting Sigismunda Mourning over the Heart of Guiscardo (1759) and asking £400 for it from a rich patron. Quotation from a letter to the patron, and the patron’s reply. Time Smoking a Pipe (1761). Auction. Caption: "1761." Hogarth’s house at Chiswick. VO talking about an illness which lasted a year. The series of The Times (1762-1763) in which Hogarth takes an anti-war stance. John Wilkes Esq (1762), part of Hogarth’s response to criticism of his politics by his friends. Newspaper printers. The Bruiser (1763). Engraving plates. The Bathos (1764). Hogarth’s words over suggesting that his riposte to his critics helped restore his health. Statue of artists including Hogarth, Gainsborough, Rubens, etc. Credits. |
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