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One of the most visible, popular, and significant artists of his
generation, William Hogarth (1697-1764) is best known for his
acerbic, strongly moralising works, which were mass-produced and
widely disseminated as prints during his lifetime. This volume is a
fascinating look into the notorious English satirical artist's
life, presenting Anecdotes of William Hogarth, Written by Himself-a
collection of autobiographical vignettes supplemented with short
texts and essays written by his contemporaries, first published in
1785.
Marriage a la Mode is the most famous of William Hogarth's
'progresses' or series paintings, the story of a marriage de
convenance and its unhappy consequences in fashionable 18th-century
London. Contemporaries relished teasing out the meaning of all its
rich detail, and the most extensive and popular of all the
commentaries on the artist's accomplishment: was that of the witty,
many-sided German, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Brilliantly
translated, thoroughly annotated, this text is accompanied by the
earlier and less-known commentary by Hogarth's friend, the
French-Swiss enameller Jean-Andre Rouquet, and by a selection of
Lichtenberg's remarks (in letters to friends) on his purposes and
problems in interpreting Hogarth's work. Included also is another
and very rare 'explanation' of the plates, an anonymous 1746
pamphlet titled Marriage A-la-Mode-An Humorous Tale, in Six Cantos.
A foreword on Lichtenberg, and an historical essay on Hogarth's
work by Mr. Coley, supply necessary background on artist and
commentary. Of Hogarth's greatness there is little that need be
said. But it is worth noting that, of his several 'progresses' or
'modern moral subjects', only Marriage a la Mode centres on the
upper levels of British society - the aristocracy and the
mercantile class.
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