William HogarthEnglish, 1697–1764Vermaak als propaganda
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Tekst in het Engels in de ondermarge. In een herberg proberen twee verkiezingskandidaten burgers te overtuigen met behulp van ondeugdelijke middelen. Buiten demonstreren mensen van het oude beleid.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-18.770
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of William Hogarth
The whole life1712–1764 · Workplace
London
1753
The treatise “The Analysis of Beauty”
In 1753 Hogarth published the treatise “The Analysis of Beauty”, in which he declared the S-shaped “line of beauty” — a serpentine line that conveys life and movement — the basis of harmony, and made it his emblem. His adherents praised the book as a fine statement on aesthetics, while enemies and rivals such as Paul Sandby mocked its obscurities and minor errors in endless caricatures.
1757
Serjeant Painter to the King
In 1757 George II appointed Hogarth Serjeant Painter to the King, successor to James Thornhill, who had held the post before him.
