William Hogarth

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William Hogarth
presentation of Alice Palekhova
and Alexandra Krasikova of class
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Biography
William Hogarth, (born November 10,
1697, London, England—died October 26, 1764,
London), the first great English-born artist to
attract admiration abroad, best known for his
moral and satirical engravings and paintings—
example: A Rake’s Progress (eight scenes,1733).
His attempts to build a reputation as a history
painter and portraitist, however, met with
financial disappointment, and his aesthetic
theories had more influence in Romantic
literature than in painting.
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William showed extraordinary drawing
abilities from early childhood, was very
observant and had an excellent memory for
details. In elementary school, he studied
reluctantly, mostly spending time drawing.
As a child, William was forced to sell folk
remedies prepared by his mother, because
his father's idea to found a cafe where
visitors could communicate exclusively in
Latin failed. My father was sent to the
London debtors' Fleet Prison for five years.
Therefore, Hogarth was able to start
studying much later than his peers.
Biography
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Biography
In 1713, Hogarth, without graduating from
elementary school, became an apprentice with
the silver engraver Ellis Gamble, where he
acquired the skills of engraving, working with
metal and got acquainted with the Rococo style.
Hogarth also did a lot of self-education. In 1720,
he opened his own small engraving workshop.
His first independent works were graphic satires
about the collapse of the shares of the South
Sea Company, satires on masquerades and
opera performances and on the theatrical life of
London.
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Biography
In 1753 Hogarth published his treatise The Analysis
of Beauty, in which he discussed the aesthetic
properties of the S-shaped line.
In 1735 Hogarth founded the "Academy of St.
Martin", which became the predecessor of the
Royal Academy of Arts.
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Portraits
Hogarth observed the lives of people of
different material wealth, belonging to all
strata of society; he was not only a talented
portraitist, but also a moralist and satirist. In
portraiture, the artist was objective and
straightforward. Humor plays an important
role in Hogarth's art.
In 1730-1731 Hogarth created a series of
paintings "The Career of a prostitute", which
was a great success.
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Several drawings
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