Sujet
'Gulielmus Hogarth', 19th century. Artist: James Mollison
Légende
'Gulielmus Hogarth', 19th century. The portrait deliberately projects a guide to the way Hogarth (1697-1764) wanted others to think of him. The artist's painting in informal dress rests on a pile of books labelled (in the finished engraving) Shakespeare, Milton and Swift. William Shakespeare and John Milton were generally acknowledged to be the greatest modern English authors and Jonathan Swift was a vigorous modern satirist. The palette and graver represent Hogarth's twin roles as painter and engraver and the 'Line of Beauty' alludes to his favourite art theory. The only living object in the painting is Hogarth's pet pug, Trump. Hogarth announces himself as essentially English. He despised the slavish following of foreign models, and believed that art should be based on the imitation of nature, like the work of the great English authors.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1820
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C12_178
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,9Mo (5,3Mo) / 31,0cm x 40,3cm / 3666 x 4758 (300dpi)