William Hogarth

January 9, 2024
Cartoonist

Quick Facts

William Hogarth
Full Name William Hogarth
Occupation Cartoonist
Date Of Birth Nov 10, 1697(1697-11-10)
Age 327
Date Of Death October 26, 1764
Birthplace London
Country United Kingdom
Birth City England
Horoscope Scorpio

William Hogarth Biography

Name William Hogarth
Birthday Nov 10
Birth Year 1697
Place Of Birth London
Home Town England
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Scorpio
Parents Richard Hogarth, Anne Gibbons

William Hogarth is one of the most popular and richest Cartoonist who was born on November 10, 1697 in London, England, United Kingdom. He was a well-known critic and painter who was one of the pioneering creators of comic books on Earth.

He painted actor David Garrick as He once painted the actor David Garrick as King Richard III in 1746. in 1746.

He got married to his wife Jane and they didn’t have any children.

William Hogarth Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Cartoonist
House Living in own house.

William Hogarth is one of the richest Cartoonist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William Hogarth 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As a child He worked as an engraving for trade cards. working to Ellis Gamble.

Toby Jones portrayed him in the 2006 film A Harlot’s Progress.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is William Hogarth Dating?

According to our records, William Hogarth is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, William Hogarth’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

William Ranked on the list of most popular Cartoonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. William Hogarth celebrates birthday on November 10 of every year.

What was William Hogarth known for?

Hogarth is best known for his series paintings of ‘modern moral subjects’ , of which he sold engravings on subscription. The Collection contains the set called ‘Marriage A-la-Mode’. Although pugnaciously hostile to Continental art, he succumbed to French influence.

What did William Hogarth believe?

As for William Hogarth’s religious pursuits, he was a known Deist: one who believes in a higher power that had created the world and beings that reside within it but takes no action in human lives. Hogarth made works such as Credulity, Superstition, and Fanaticism and his series Industry and Idleness.

What was Hogarth trying to do in painting?

Hogarth here painted a satire – a genre that by definition has a moral point to convey – of a conventional marriage within the English upper class. All the paintings were engraved and the series achieved wide circulation in print form.

What did Hogarth satire?

It was inspired by a news story Hogarth heard about a woman who murdered her infant daughter so she could sell her clothes to buy gin – the equivalent of a banner headline today about teenagers killing an OAP to steal a fiver to buy crack.

Why did Hogarth have a scar on his head?

The diagonal scar over the right eye, the result of an accident in his youth , is shown in the major portraits. The artist, as Ireland also records, ‘frequently wore his hat so as to display it’. [23] The silhouette ‘Hogarth and Garrick’ [24] engraved by B.

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