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A Rake s Progress (1734-35) and An Election (1755) are the most famous of William Hogarth s series of modern moral subjects . Hazlitt described Hogarth s paintings as a perpetual collision of eccentricities, a tilt and tournament of absurdities, the prejudices and caprices of mankind let loose . The two series were purchased in the early nineteenth century by the architect Sir John Soane, who regarded them as amongst his greatest treasures. The only other complete Hogarth series to survive is Marriage A-la-mode, in the National Gallery, London. In this book Christina Scull sets the paintings in the context of Hogarth s life and times and of his other moral series, giving a detailed account of their narrative and contents. The eight paintings of A Rake s Progress and the four paintings of An Election are all illustrated in colour, together with many of the engravings based on them. The continued popularity of the paintings, since this volume was first published in 1991, is a testament to Hogarth s genius both as an artist and as a storyteller. The scenes from each series are packed full of pungent detail, humour and pathos. The characters are plucked straight from the streets and taverns of 18th-century England but the jokes and the moral messages are as pertinent today as they were in Hogarth s time and the paintings continue to amuse, fascinate and inspire. The spirit of William Hogarth is very much alive and well in 21st-century Britain.
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Christina Scull was born in 1942. She is a researcher and writer best known for her books about the works of JRR Tolkien. From 1971-1995 she served as Librarian at Sir John Soane's Museum in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London.
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- PublisherSir John Soane's Museum
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0954904133
- ISBN 13 9780954904135
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages72
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Second Revised Edition. This new, pristine and seemingly unread copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Lavishly illustrated with 109 illustrations, 52 of them in colour, reproducing the 12 scenes that make up the two series A Rake's Progress and An Election, together with many of the engravings - authorised as well as pirate - based on them. Many of the lively and graphic details contained in the paintings are reproduced, including five at the same size as the paintings, to give the reader an intimate feel for the paintings and the story they tell. There are also a number of comparative figures showing paintings by Hogarth and other artists which help to set the two series in their context. Ref PPP 1. Seller Inventory # 033641
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