University of Saint Joseph Art Gallery
1678 Asylum Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117-2791
West Hartford, CT 06117-2791
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Museums page for William Hogarth ((1697 - 1764)), known for Satirical painting, caricatures, engraving. Showing 3 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1697 London, England - 1764 Chiswick, England. Known for: Satirical painting, caricatures, engraving.
William Hogarth was born in London, England on November 10, 1697 in a house near a meat market. He came out of north-country, yoeman-farmer stock, but his father had been an unsuccessful... Read full biography
William Hogarth was born in London, England on November 10, 1697 in a house near a meat market. He came out of north-country, yoeman-farmer stock, but his father had been an unsuccessful schoolmaster, a writer of Latin grammars and compiler of a never-published dictionary, supporting his family by... Read full biography
William Hogarth was born in London, England on November 10, 1697 in a house near a meat market. He came out of north-country, yoeman-farmer stock, but his father had been an unsuccessful schoolmaster, a writer of Latin grammars and compiler of a never-published dictionary, supporting his family by working for printers but clearly a failure. All his life, Hogarth was criticized for not being able to spell, but his schoolmaster father did little to educate him. William did have a fondness for... Read full biography
William Hogarth was born in London, England on November 10, 1697 in a house near a meat market. He came out of north-country, yoeman-farmer stock, but his father had been an unsuccessful schoolmaster, a writer of Latin grammars and compiler of a never-published dictionary, supporting his family by working for printers but clearly a failure. All his life, Hogarth was criticized for not being able to spell, but his schoolmaster father did little to educate him. William did have a fondness for drawing and was found making drawings at every opportunity. The father went bankrupt and was in debtors' prison for five years. Hogarth's mother hawked patent medicines and the family was confined to the filthy streets outside the jail walls. More than... Read full biography
William Hogarth was born in London, England on November 10, 1697 in a house near a meat market. He came out of north-country, yoeman-farmer stock, but his father had been an unsuccessful schoolmaster, a writer of Latin grammars and compiler of a never-published dictionary, supporting his family by working for printers but clearly a failure. All his life, Hogarth was criticized for not being able to spell, but his schoolmaster father did little to educate him. William did have a fondness for drawing and was found making drawings at every opportunity. The father went bankrupt and was in debtors' prison for five years. Hogarth's mother hawked patent medicines and the family was confined to the filthy streets outside the jail walls. More than any other, this experience shaped the young Hogarth. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to Ellis Gamble, a goldsmith, and probabl... Read full biography
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About William Hogarth: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (3)
All MuseumsUniversity of Wyoming Art Museum
Centennial Complex
2111 Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423