William Hogarth

William Hogarth
noun
English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764)
Syn: ↑Hogarth
Instance Hypernyms: ↑old master, ↑engraver

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William Hogarth [William Hogarth]
(1697–1764) an English painter and ↑engraver (= person who cuts or carves designs in metal, stone, etc.), best known for his sets of paintings that tell a moral story, such as Rake's Progress (1733–5) and Marriage à la Mode (1743–5). His house in Chiswick, London, is now a museum.

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