Hogarth’s Perception of Society Mocked English Society
As we are talking about perceptions it is the perfect time to showcase William Hogarth and his caricatures of English Society. Please follow this link to get today's blog. But a little background for you.
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The Hero Image is from A Harlot’s Progress and Other Stories.
Hogarth (1697– 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called modern moral subjects, perhaps best known being his moral series A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode. Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as Hogarthian.
For Twitter users there is a modern day Hogarthian for you to follow called McFadden's Cold War created by @Coldwar_Steve.