Samuel Ireland after William Hogarth – The Miser
Samuel Ireland after William Hogarth – The Miser
The miser Harpagon standing on the right in front of a table, beside a notary and clerk, snuffing out a candle and complaining that his friend Anselm’s son has come to rob him of everything he owns, including his daughter, while the latter makes a bow to the daughter and assembled company; scene from Molière’s play, after a drawing by Hogarth; illustration to volume II of Ireland’s ‘Graphic Illustrations of Hogarth’ (1799).
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.
