Hogarth (1697-1764) One of the most influential painters of the 18th century, Hogarth was best known for his satirical works such as the Rake’s Progress and Marriage a la Mode. He was a very versatile artist who was able to create works of all types from serious portraiture to purely applied decoration. He dabbled in print making and was a talented engraver besides being one of the first people to popularise ‘the comic strip’ type of sequential art. We know that William Hogarth had a wide circle of acquaintances and we might guess that he would have known some of those sign painters responsible for creating dummy boards. In March 1762 he , with a few friends, mounted “Bonnell Thornton’s Signboard Exhibiton” where he went under the rather transparent name of ‘Haggerty’ . Here were to be found all sorts of trompe l’oiel works including fire boards by Hogarth ‘depicting flames and such like’. It is not impossible to think he might have created a dummy board which is now lost to us and so he is a fitting subject for a dummy board figure himself. Hogarth would be very happy at his easel daubing away in the dollshouse art studio with his faithful pug Trump! ( see the figure The Shrewsbury pug below). If you would like to purchase an item, or if you have a question, please contact Susanne. size 4 inches (100 mm) SOLD |
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