1840 WILLIAM HOGARTH - MARCH TO FINCHLEY - Caricature HANDCOL

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1840 WILLIAM HOGARTH - MARCH TO FINCHLEY - Caricature HANDCOL Description WILLIAM HOGARTH Caricature 1840 Folio Leaf. 27.5 x 20.5 cm Hand colored ISSUED ON FINE THICK PAPER. Excellent condition. FROM THE SCARCE FOLIO EDITION BY LONDON. Hogarth is the unquestioned father of England's rich tradition of satire and remains one of the most original and lively minds in the entire history of British art. Famous for his paintings, Hogarth's engravings are even more paramount: the imagery from Morning, Noon, Evening, Night, Marriage a la Mode, The Four Stages of Cruelty, Gin Lane and a host of others are crucial to an understanding of eighteenth century art and culture. Yet Hogarth's art stretched beyond his time and his masterful engravings are as relevant to our society as they were to his. Training first as an engraver, Hogarth became an independent illustrator as early as 1720. In his spare time he studied painting techniques, notably under Sir James Thornhill. By 1730 he established himself as a portrait painter. Yet at the same time Hogarth began creating sets of anecdotal pictures which brilliantly satirized society and its activities. The first such set, A Rake's Progress (1731), gained for Hogarth a strong and lasting national reputation. During the following decades he both painted and engraved individual works and sets of images which forged the cornerstone for English satirical art. Such great masters as Rowlandson, Gillray, Heath and Cruikshank followed in Hogarth's footsteps. Condition: Please view images carefully. Payment Invoices are sent automatically after each sale. Should you wish to group purchases for COMBINED SHIPPING please WAIT WITH YOUR PAYMENT until you have finished bidding. Thank you! Shipping Parcels are sent by ROYAL MAIL POST. Sales of overs US$ 100 are SENT FREE OF CHARGE* WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO COMBINE PURCHASES (up to 20 days). Please wait with payment until you have finished bidding FREE REGISTERED shipping if the total value of your order exceeds US$250 *ALL PARCELS TO ASIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA MUST BE SENT BY REGISTERED SHIPPING AT AN EXTRA COST OF US$ 8.80 Terms of Sale All of the prints we sell are Original. We guarantee all rare books, antiquarian prints and art works to be original and authentic. Due to their age, some imperfections can be expected and colouring may be contemporary or undertaken at a later date unless specifically noted. Please view our images carefully. ITEMS CAN BE RETURNED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT. About Me After owning retail bookshops in Lucerne and Interlaken in Switzerland, as well as a online auction business, I am delighted to be back in the United Kingdom. Having studied at Oxford University in the early 1980s I was lucky enough to learn about the rare book trade by scuttling around the markets and auction houses of London at a time when it was still quite possible to discover "that find". Similarly I was able to hone my specialist interests in early photography, the history of science and Helvetica, something that I hope is still reflected in the items I offer. The aim is to offer the rare, interesting, unusual, beautiful and strange. So at the very least we hope your visit to the site to be a rewarding and enlightening experience! Daniel Good Contact Us Daniel Good Rare Books Pebble House Swanton Road Gunthorpe, NR24 2NS United Kingdom read more

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