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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".
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 ==
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== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
* [[Comics (nonfiction)]]
* [[Satire (nonfiction)]]


External links:
External links:

Revision as of 08:35, 11 July 2016

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.

His work ranged from realistic portraiture to 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".

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links: