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[[File:William_Hogarth.jpg|250px|thumb|''Portrait of a Man'' (self-portrait, 1741).]]'''William Hogarth''' FRSA (/ˈhoʊɡɑːrθ/; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. | [[File:William_Hogarth.jpg|250px|thumb|''Portrait of a Man'' (self-portrait, 1741).]]'''William Hogarth''' FRSA (/ˈhoʊɡɑːrθ/; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial [[Satire (nonfiction)|satirist]], social critic, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. | ||
His work ranged from realistic portraiture to [[Comics (nonfiction)|comic strip]]-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects". | His work ranged from realistic portraiture to [[Comics (nonfiction)|comic strip]]-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects". | ||
Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian". | On February 24, 1755, his satirical print "An Election Entertainment" was published. It contained a Tory sign bearing the inscription "Give us our eleven days," refering to the fact that eleven dates were removed from the calendar when England converted to the Gregorian calendar on September 14, 1752.0 | ||
Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that [[Satire (nonfiction)|satirical]] political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian". | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
File:An_Election_Entertainment_-_William_Hogarth.jpg|William Hogarth's ''An Election Entertainment''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Comics (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Satire (nonfiction)]] | |||
External links: | External links: | ||
* [ William Hogarth] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hogarth William Hogarth] @ Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Artists (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Artists (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Cartoonists (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:People (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:People (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Satirists (nonfiction)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:53, 24 February 2020
William Hogarth FRSA (/ˈhoʊɡɑːrθ/; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art.
His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects".
On February 24, 1755, his satirical print "An Election Entertainment" was published. It contained a Tory sign bearing the inscription "Give us our eleven days," refering to the fact that eleven dates were removed from the calendar when England converted to the Gregorian calendar on September 14, 1752.0
Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian".
In the News
William Hogarth's An Election Entertainment.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- William Hogarth @ Wikipedia