William Hogarth – A Just View of the British Stage
Hogarth’s farcical look at the british stage, here set in Newgate, the main title continues..: or three heads are better than one, scene Newgate by MD-V.
William Hogarth
William Hogarth, (born November 10, 1697, London, England—died October 26, 1764, London). The first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad. Best known for his MORAL and satirical engravings and paintings—e.g., A Rake’s Progress (eight scenes,1733).
His attempts to build a reputation as a history painter and portraitist, however, met with financial disappointment. His aesthetic theories had more influence in Romantic literature than in painting.
