William Hogarth: The First Modern Artist (Part 1)
2026-10-05 · 73 min · episode 34 · 9 entities
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How did William Hogarth transcend his humble origins to become one of the wealthiest artists in 18th century Britain? And in doing so, did he invent a new kind of art? Join Alastair and James as they chart the life and times of that most English of artists - William Hogarth.
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Artworks in this episode:
William Hogarth, The Painter and his Pug, 1745, Tate, London
William Hogarth, Hogarth's Shop Card, 1720
Marcellus Laroon, Sir James Thornhill, c.1712-15, National Maritime Museum, London
Sir James Thornhill, The Painted Hall, 1707-26, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London
William Hogarth, Self Portrait, c.1735, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
William Hogarth, Falstaff Examining his Recruits, 1730
William Hogarth, The Cholmondeley Family, 1732, Private Collection
William Hogarth, A Harlot's Progress, Plates 1-6, 1732
William Hogarth, A Midnight Modern Conversation, c. 1732, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
Recommended Reading:
Jenny Uglow, William Hogarth: A Life and a World, 1998
Mark Hallett, Hogarth, 2007
Jacqueline Riding, Hogarth: Life in Progress, 2022
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Hosts: Alastair Sooke and Dr James Fox
Additional Research: Catherine Ingram
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