Hogarth
1981, First Edition. London : Thames and Hudson. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Notes; Signed and inscribed by the author to Sir Lawrence Gowing. Item #462589
ISBN: 050020182X
Series; World of art. Physical description; 216 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 208) and index. Contents: 1. The fear of Grub Street — 2. Beginnings as a painter — 3. Modern moral subjects : a reading of the two progresses — 4. The world of the progresses — 5. The 1730s : satire and history — 6. The connoisseurs and comic history painting — 7. Portrait painting — 8. The theory and practice of art — 9. Approaches to the public — 10. Bathos. Subjects; Bindman, David b. 1940. Hogarth, William 1697-1764 Criticism and interpretation. Painters England Biography. Printmakers England Biography. Art, British 18th century. Painting, English 18th century. Prints, English 18th century. Satire in art.
Price: €35.00