1833 William Hogarth Illustrated ART Political Hudibras Rakes Progress FOLIO

1833 William Hogarth Illustrated ART Political Hudibras Rakes Progress FOLIO

William Hogarth was one of the most famous English artists of the 18th-century and his satirical cartoons appeared in comic-strips and other printed works for decades. His most famous works were short series of sketches that told moral stories through the lens of political satire – ‘A Harlot’s Progress,’ ‘A Rake’s Progress,’ and ‘Marriage-A-La-Mode.’

This 1833 printing of the works of Hogarth include his most famous works including illustrations to ‘Hudibras,’ and ‘Industry and Idleness.’

Item number: #17608

Price: $550

HOGARTH, William

The works of William Hogarth, in a series of engravings with descriptions, and a comment on their moral tendency, by the Reverend John Trusler: to which are added, anecdotes of the author and his works; by J. Hogarth and J. Nichols.

London: Jones and Co., 1833.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1
  • 224, [6]
  • 107 engraved plates
• Provenance: Armorial Bookplate/Handwritten – William Nathaniel Fraser
  • Motto: CONSTANT JE SUIS PREST
  • William Nathaniel Fraser was a Scottish peer of Tornaveen, and possibly a member of the Royal Company of Archers, the Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland.
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~11in X 9in (28cm x 23cm)

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