William Hogarth – View of Ranby’s House.

William Hogarth’s View of Ranby’s House.

The view from Hogarth’s house at Chiswick across the fields to the house of his friend Dr. Ranby.

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.

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