Engravings by Hogarth: 101 Prints

Hogarth, William; Shesgreen, Sean (editor)

ISBN 10: 0486224791 / ISBN 13: 9780486224794

Published by Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, U.S.A., 1973

About this Item

An original Dover edition. 101 prints (and 10 study sketches and paintings) selected with an introduction and commentary on each by Sean Shesgreen, Northern Illinois University. Chronology of the artist's life, Bibliography. Index. xxiii + 205 pp. Tall paperbound. Very slight spine slant as is often the case with tall softcovers, otherwise like new.

Seller Inventory # 018141

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Engravings by Hogarth: 101 Prints
• Publisher: Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486224791
• ISBN 13: 9780486224794
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Rake's Progress, Harlot's Progress, Ilustrations for Hudibras, Before and After, Beer Street, and Gin Lane, 96 more. Commentary by Sean Shesgreen.

From the Back Cover

This book contains 101 of Hogarth's finest and most important engravings, including all the major series or "progresses" "The South Sea Scheme," A Harlot's Progress, "A Midnight Modern Conversation," A Rake's Progress, Before and After, Marriage à la Mode, Industry and Idleness, "The March to Finchley," The Four Stages of Cruelty, "Time Smoking a Picture," "Tailpiece," and many more, including ten study sketches and paintings that show how the final works evolved.
Sean Shesgreen, a foremost authority on Hogarth, has consistently selected the best states of the plates to be used in this edition and has carefully introduced them, commenting upon the artist's milieu and the importance of plot, character, time, setting, and other dimensions. A most important aspect of this book, found in no other Hogarth edition, is the positioning of the editor's commentary on each plate on a facing page. With the incredible and sometimes overwhelming amount of detail and action going on in these engravings, this is a most helpful feature.
Dover Original.