AUTHORITIES.--The main body of Hogarth literature is to be found in
the autobiographical _Memoranda_ published by John Ireland in 1798,
and in the successive _Anecdotes_ of the antiquary John Nichols. Much
minute information has also been collected in F. G. Stephens's
_Catalogue of the Satirical Prints and Drawings in the British
Museum_. But a copious bibliography of books, pamphlets, &c., relating
to Hogarth, together with detailed catalogues of his paintings and
prints, will be found in the _Memoir_ of Hogarth by Austin Dobson.
First issued in 1879, this was reprinted and expanded in 1891, 1897,
1902 and finally in 1907. Pictures by Hogarth from private collections
are constantly to be found at the annual exhibitions of the Old
Masters at Burlington House; but most of the best-known works have
permanent homes in public galleries. "Marriage _a la mode_."
"Sigismunda," "Lavinia Fenton," the "Shrimp Girl," the "Gate of
Calais," the portraits of himself, his sister and his servants, are
all in the National Gallery; the "Rake's Progress" and the Election
Series, in the Soane Museum; and the "March to Finchley" and "Captain
Coram" in the Foundling. There are also notable pictures in the
Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge and the National Portrait Gallery. At
the Print Room in the British Museum there is also a very interesting
set of sixteen designs for the series called "Industry and Idleness,"
the majority of which formerly belonged to Horace Walpole. (A. D.)
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account