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William Hogarth

English · 1697–1764 · Painter, Printmaker

William Hogarth was an English painter, engraver, cartoonist, and satirist. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Marriage à la mode, Plates I-VIBrunk Auctions · $2,000≈ £1,527≈ €1,711Sign up to see
  2. Hudibras' First Adventure - 12 illustrationsBrunk Auctions · $1,600≈ £1,255≈ €1,456Sign up to see
  3. William Hogarth, Four Stages of Cruelty (4 works) (Paulson 187-190), 1751, Set comprising four etchings with engraving on laid paper, early states before the price was erasedFour Stages of Cruelty (4 works) (Paulson 187-190)Bonhams · $1,408≈ £1,162≈ €1,336Sign up to see

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William Hogarth, Portrait of a lady said to be Lady Mary Forbes, in a grey dress and within a painted stone cartouche, oil on canvas
Portrait of a lady said to be Lady Mary Forbes, in a grey dress and within a painted stone cartouche
Bonhams · Apr 14, 2026
£3,328Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Three Works 1. "Gin Lane", Etching and engraving
Three Works 1. "Gin Lane"
Barridoff Auctions · Apr 11, 2026
$550Sign up free to see
The Long Sermon
Anderson & Garland · Jan 28, 2026
£480Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Seven works, etching
Seven works
Toomey & Co. · Dec 4, 2025
$132Sign up free to see
A Representation of the The March of the Guards towards Scotland, in the Year 1745, 1761
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2025
$50Sign up free to see
A Conversation Piece
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2025
$3,250Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, The Company of Undertakers (Paulson 1989.144), 1736, Etching on wove paper
The Company of Undertakers (Paulson 1989.144), 1736
Bonhams · Sep 19, 2025
$282Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Collection of 75 Plates, c. 1820-50
Collection of 75 Plates, c. 1820-50
Bonhams · Sep 19, 2025
$77Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, "France Plate I - Die Invasion", Radierung auf Velin
"France Plate I - Die Invasion"
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Aug 30, 2025
€20Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Untitled, framed This engraving concerns the infamous case of Mary Toft
Untitled
Sworders · Aug 19, 2025
£120Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Pit Ticket, engraving
Pit Ticket
Toovey's · Feb 19, 2025
£50Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Tail Piece (The Bathos) (Paulson 216), 1764, Etching with engraving on wove paper, the only state
Tail Piece (The Bathos) (Paulson 216), 1764
Bonhams · Jan 17, 2025
$704Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Untitled, Oil on Canvas Ca. 1880-1910, "Sigismunda Mourning over the Heart of Guiscardo"
Untitled
DuMouchelles · Nov 15, 2024
$500Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Da. Hudibras Triomphante
Da. Hudibras Triomphante
Capitolium Art · Oct 16, 2024
€630Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, A Chorus Of Singers, relates to the artist's etching of 1732 but the theme in oil is not known in the artist's oeuvre
A Chorus Of Singers
Lawrences Auctioneers · Apr 16, 2024
£1,600Sign up free to see
Harlot's Progress
Brunk Auctions · Jan 25, 2024
$200Sign up free to see
Hudibras' First Adventure - 12 illustrations
Brunk Auctions · Jan 11, 2024
$1,600Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Four Stages of Cruelty (4 works) (Paulson 187-190), 1751, Set comprising four etchings with engraving on laid paper, early states before the price was erased
Four Stages of Cruelty (4 works) (Paulson 187-190), 1751
Bonhams · Nov 1, 2023
$1,408Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Moses Brought To Pharaoh's Daughter, Line engraving by Hogarth and Luke Sullivan
Moses Brought To Pharaoh's Daughter
Lawrences Auctioneers · Apr 19, 2023
£130Sign up free to see
Portrait of a Man with a Pipe and Match, said to be John Duncan (Scotland
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2022
$350Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Untitled, framed This was Hogarth's final engraving
Untitled
Sworders · Feb 16, 2022
£320Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, (4), In four plates: 'An Election Entertainment;' 'Canvassing for Votes;' 'The Polling;' & 'Chairing the Members.'
(4)
Davidson Auctions · Oct 17, 2020
A$250Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Paar Radierungen, Radierungen
Paar Radierungen
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Jun 25, 2020
€100Sign up free to see
A Harlot's Progress (P. 121), 1732
Brunk Auctions · Mar 28, 2020
$900Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Untitled, etching and engraving
Untitled
Sworders · Mar 17, 2020
£460Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Untitled, William Hogarth (1697-1764) THE COMPANY OF UNDERTAKERS Etching and engraving
Untitled
Sworders · Mar 17, 2020
£200Sign up free to see
Marriage à la mode, Plates I-VI, 1745
Brunk Auctions · Sep 15, 2018
$2,000Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Morning', 'Noon', 'Evening', 'Night, a set of four etchings with engraving
Morning', 'Noon', 'Evening', 'Night
Toovey's · Feb 21, 2018
£95Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism - A Medley (Paulson 210,237,180,145)
Credulity, Superstition and Fanaticism - A Medley (Paulson 210,237,180,145)
Bonhams · May 24, 2017
£1,000Sign up free to see
A Rake's Progress, 1735
Brunk Auctions · Jan 28, 2017
$900Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, The Four Times of the Day (Paulson 146-149)
The Four Times of the Day (Paulson 146-149)
Bonhams · Jan 19, 2017
£938Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, A Chorus of Singers – nach dem Stich „The Oratorio of Judith“, 1732, Um 1740, Öl auf Leinwand
A Chorus of Singers – nach dem Stich „The Oratorio of Judith“, 1732, Um 1740
Grisebach · Jun 2, 2016
€27,500Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Gin Lane, engraving
Gin Lane
Leonard Joel · Aug 27, 2015
A$240Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Beer Street, engraving
Beer Street
Leonard Joel · Aug 27, 2015
A$240Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, A Representation of the March of the Guards Towards Scotland, in the Year, 1745, engraving
A Representation of the March of the Guards Towards Scotland, in the Year, 1745
Leonard Joel · May 14, 2015
A$300Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, 6 Bll.: Illustrationen zu Cervantes "Don Quijote", 1738, Etching
6 Bll.: Illustrationen zu Cervantes "Don Quijote", 1738
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 21, 2014
€375Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, The distressed Poet (Der notleidende Dichter), 1736/1740, Engraving
The distressed Poet (Der notleidende Dichter), 1736/1740
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 21, 2014
€625Sign up free to see
Portrait of a gentleman said to be Henry Harrington in a feigned oval
Brunk Auctions · Nov 15, 2014
$3,000Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Scènes de genre, recueil de 85 gravures relié
Scènes de genre
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes · Apr 27, 2013
CHF 720Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Before; After (P. 141; 142), 1736, Engravings on wove paper
Before; After (P. 141; 142), 1736
Bonhams · Jan 20, 2013
$125Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Marriage à la Mode (P. 158-63), 1745/later
Marriage à la Mode (P. 158-63), 1745/later
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2012
$250Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn, Copperplate engraving
Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 16, 2010
$250Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Before, 1736, Kupferstich
Before, 1736
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 19, 2009
€150Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Five black and white engravings by T, Cook including: Emblematical Print
Five black and white engravings by T
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 19, 2009
$100Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, Drei Gemäldereproduktionen, 1752, Kupferstiche nach eigenen Werken des Künstlers zum Leben und Wirken Mose
Drei Gemäldereproduktionen, 1752
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Mar 14, 2009
€200Sign up free to see
COLLECTION OF PRINTS FROM MARRIAGE-A-LA-MODE AND OTHERS
Whyte's · May 17, 2008
€200Sign up free to see
William Hogarth, The Bruiser, C. Churchill (once the Revd:!) in the Character of a Russian Hercules, engraving
The Bruiser, C. Churchill (once the Revd:!) in the Character of a Russian Hercules
Chorley's · Sep 16, 2026
Industry and Idleness
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 13, 2026

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Hogarth, Simon Lord Lovat
Simon Lord Lovat1746 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
William Hogarth, Gulielmus Hogarth
Gulielmus Hogarth1748/1749 · etching and engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
William Hogarth, Characters and Caricaturas
Characters and Caricaturas1743 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
William Hogarth, An Election Entertainment
An Election Entertainment1755 · etching and engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
William Hogarth, The Polling
The Polling1758 · etching and engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
William Hogarth, Chairing the Members
Chairing the Members1758 · etching and engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
William Hogarth, Portrait of Hannah, Daughter of John Ranby Snr
Portrait of Hannah, Daughter of John Ranby Snr1749
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate
William Hogarth, Portrait of George Osborne, later John Ranby Jnr
Portrait of George Osborne, later John Ranby Jnr1749
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate
William Hogarth, The Dance (The Happy Marriage ?VI: The Country Dance)
The Dance (The Happy Marriage ?VI: The Country Dance)1745
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate
William Hogarth, Head of a Lady, Called Lady Pembroke
Head of a Lady, Called Lady Pembroke1740
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate
William Hogarth, Thomas Herring, Archbishop of Canterbury
Thomas Herring, Archbishop of Canterbury1745
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate
William Hogarth, Ashley Cowper with his Wife and Daughter
Ashley Cowper with his Wife and Daughter1731
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate
William Hogarth, Thomas Pellett, M.D.
Thomas Pellett, M.D.1737
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate
William Hogarth, Three Ladies in a Grand Interior (‘The Broken Fan’), possibly Catherine Darnley, Duchess of Buckingham with Two Ladies
Three Ladies in a Grand Interior (‘The Broken Fan’), possibly Catherine Darnley, Duchess of Buckingham with Two Ladies1736
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate
William Hogarth, Plate One, from The Analysis of Beauty
Plate One, from The Analysis of Beauty1753 · Etching and engraving in black on cream laid paper (now in two parts, with the right side laid down on front book cover)
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Kenneth Shopen — public domain (CC0)
William Hogarth, Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn
Strolling Actresses Dressing in a BarnMay 1738 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Horace S. Oakley — public domain (CC0)
William Hogarth, A Midnight Modern Conversation
A Midnight Modern ConversationMarch 1732/33 · Etching and engraving selectively printed in black and red on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endo…
William Hogarth, Burning the Rumps at Temple Bar, plate eleven from Hudibras
Burning the Rumps at Temple Bar, plate eleven from HudibrasFebruary 1725/26 · Engraving in black on cream laid paper edge mounted on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Sara R. Shorey Endowment; purchased with funds prov…
William Hogarth, Hudibras and the Lawyer, plate twelve from Hudibras
Hudibras and the Lawyer, plate twelve from HudibrasFebruary 1725/26 · Etching and engraving in black on cream paper edge, mounted on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Sara R. Shorey Endowment; purchased with funds prov…
William Hogarth, Plate one, from A Harlot's Progress
Plate one, from A Harlot's Progress1732, reworked/reissued 1744 · Copperplate
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Edison Dick — public domain (CC0)
William Hogarth, Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn
Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn1738 · engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Curtiss Rose — Open Acce…
William Hogarth, The Tête à Tête
The Tête à Tête1745 · etching and engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Curtiss Rose — Open Acce…
William Hogarth, The Four Times of Day: Night
The Four Times of Day: Night1738 · engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund — Open Access (CC0)
William Hogarth, Marriage à la Mode: The Death of the Countess
Marriage à la Mode: The Death of the Countess1745 · engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Curtiss Rose — Open Acce…

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