WILLIAM HOGARTH Antique 1808 English Print \'THE BENCH\'. Judges, Legal Corruption
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WILLIAM HOGARTH Antique 1808 English Print \'THE BENCH\'. Judges, Legal Corruption:
$19.95
WILLIAM HOGARTH
Antique 1808 Engraved Print
\"THE BENCH\"
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, July 1, 1808
Engraved by T. Cook & Son sc.
Paper: 8\" tall x 10-1/4\" wide (20.32cm x 26.03cm)
Print Image: 4-7/8\" tall x 5-1/2\" wide (12.38cm x 13.97cm)
Not a modern reproduction or digital copy. This dated 1808 Hogarth print isfrom the book \"The Genuine Works Of William Hogarth\" J. Nicols and G. Stevens, London 1810.
CONDITION: very good, clearly defined impression, with age-toning to perimeters, minor foxing and marks as shown in photos. Pencilwriting to lower right corner made by previous English print seller with priceshown in UK pounds£12.50
THE BENCH Hogarth’s caricature of legal corruption. The top rank shows a row of grotesquely caricatured heads, and beneath them the central figure is the enormously bloated figure of Sir John Willes, Chief Justice, flanked on either side by two sleeping judges. A political turncoat, Willes was a man whose intelligence and learning were dimmed by his reputation for immorality, subsequently George III refused him both the Chancellorship and a peerage on moral grounds.
WILLIAM HOGARTH
(1697–1764)
will be remembered as the innovator of satirical caricatures and moral paintings, a genre which would later develop into cartoons. His determination and stout middle-class values made him one of the most innovative artists of his generation and he brought art to the common man for the first time in history.The artist was heavily influenced by 18th century life, culture and his middle-class upbringing. He believed that art should have moral as well as aesthetic qualities and tried to bring this into all the work he produced. Having lived in debtors\' lodging for five years as a very young boy, Hogarth had seen the harder side of life and brought a sense of gritty realism to all his paintings. What he believed to be the deterioration of British morals particularly concerned him and his satirical engravings illustrate his concerns for his fellow countrymen. As Hogarth became a prominent figure in the London art scene he was influenced by a number of things. These included politics, art, literature and the theatre. Hogarth gained popularity for his morality paintings and the prints that were made from them though he also produced work in a variety of other genres including portraiture and historical pieces.
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WILLIAM HOGARTH Antique 1808 English Print \'THE BENCH\'. Judges, Legal Corruption:
$19.95