British Painter and Printmaker, 1697-1764
English painter and engraver. He played a crucial part in establishing an English school of painting, both through the quality of his painting and through campaigns to improve the status of the artist in England. He also demonstrated that artists could become independent of wealthy patrons by publishing engravings after their own paintings. Related Paintings of HOGARTH, William :. | The Painter and his Pug f | The Strode Family w | David Garrick and his Wife (mk25) | Soliciting Votes s | Company in Wanstead House | Related Artists: Rubens Santoro Italian, 1859-1942 Ferdinand Leeke German, 1859-1925 Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov painted Morning of the land-lady in 1823