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The Genuine Works of William Hogarth: Illustrated with Biographical Anecdotes, a Chronological Catalogue, and Commentary

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Genuine Works of William Hogarth: Illustrated with Biographical Anecdotes, a Chronological Catalogue, and Commentary
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Nichols
By (author) George Steevens
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Series part Volume No. Volume 3
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:474
Dimensions(mm): Height 257,Width 180
Category/GenreThe arts - general issues
Painting and paintings
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
ISBN/Barcode 9781108075022
ClassificationsDewey:759.2
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 51 Plates, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 22 May 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This illustrated three-volume catalogue of the works of painter and engraver William Hogarth (1697-1764) was the result of 'Hogarthomania', the enthusiasm for all his productions which arose soon after his death. The publisher and author John Nichols (1745-1826), assisted by the collector and literary critic George Steevens, published a life of Hogarth and a list of his works in 1781, and as disputes increasingly arose over the genuineness of some of the prints attributed to him, enlarged versions appeared in 1782 and 1785. This work, published between 1808 and 1817, is the last in the sequence of Nichols' works on Hogarth, and remains a useful source for art historians and anyone interested in the cultural life of the eighteenth century. Volume 3, published seven years after Volume 2, contains further plates, critical essays, and a 'key' to the scenes in Hogarth's prints allegedly derived from classical sources.