Genuine Works of William Hogarth 3 Volume Set Illustrated with Biographical Anecdotes, a Chronological Catalogue, and Commentary

Name: Genuine Works of William Hogarth 3 Volume Set Illustrated with Biographical Anecdotes, a Chronological Catalogue, and Commentary
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ISBN: 9781108075039

ISBN-10: 1108075037

ISBN-13: 9781108075039

Edition: 2014

Authors: John Nichols, George Steevens

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This illustrated three-volume catalogue of the works of painter and engraver William Hogarth (1697-1764) was the result of 'Hogarthomania', the enthusiasm for all his productions which arose soon after his death. The publisher and author John Nichols (1745-1826), assisted by the collector and literary critic George Steevens, published a life of Hogarth and a list of his works in 1781, and as disputes increasingly arose over the genuineness of some of the prints attributed to him, enlarged versions appeared in 1782 and 1785. This work, published between 1808 and 1817, is the last in the sequence of Nichols' works on Hogarth, and remains a useful source for art historians and anyone…

Book details

List price: $136.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/22/2014
Pages: 1712
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 3.39" tall
Weight: 6.622
Language: English