William HogarthEnglish, 1697–1764The South Sea Scheme
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “The South Sea Scheme” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1944.5.89
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of William Hogarth
The whole life1712–1764 · Workplace
London
until April 1720
His own engraving workshop
By April 1720 Hogarth was an engraver in his own right: he opened a small workshop, at first engraving coats of arms and shop bills and designing plates for booksellers.
1720
The first St Martin’s Lane Academy
In 1720 Hogarth enrolled at the original St Martin’s Lane Academy in Peter Court, run by Louis Chéron and John Vanderbank; future leading figures in art and design studied there too — Joseph Highmore, William Kent, Arthur Pond. The academy closed around 1724: in Hogarth’s recollection the treasurer sank the subscription money, and Vanderbank fled to France to escape his creditors.
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