The Works of William Hogarth
CLERK, THOMAS
The Works of William Hogarth, (Including The ‘Analysis of Beauty;)
CLERK, THOMAS
The Works of William Hogarth, (Including The ‘Analysis of Beauty;)
Elucidated By Descriptions, Critical, Moral, And Historical; (Founded On The Most Approved Authorities.) To Which Is Prefixed Some Account Of His Life. By Thomas Clerk. In Two Volumes. Printed for R. Scholey. London, 1812.
Media piel y puntas, con pérdida en lomo; ornamentación dorada. 2 volúmenes, 8vo. 23,5 x 15,3 cm. Interior en buen estado, en alguna hoja suave moteo / mancha de agua esporádico. Extensa selección de las obras de Hogarth, ilustrada con 89 grabados al acero.
Vol. I: 52 Plates, 203 p. Contents: INDUSTRY AND IDLENESS (12 plates); THE HARLOT’S PROGRESS (6 plates); THE RAKE’S PROGRESS (9 plates); MARRIAGE A-LA-MODE (8 Plates); THE FOUR TIMES OF THE DAY (9 plates); THE FOUR STAGES OF CRUELTY (8 plates)
Vol. II: 37 Plates, 96 p. + The Analysis of Beauty (p.1-153) written with a view to fix the fluctuating ideas of taste. Contents: (2 plates); FOUR PRINTS OF AN ELECTION (6 plates); THE INVASION; OR, ENGLAND AND FRANCE (3 plates); PAUL BEFORE FELIX (19 plates); THE TIMES (5 plates); THE ANALYSIS OF BEAUTY (2 plates, introduction + XVI capítulos).
William Hogarth (Londres 1697 – 1764): artista británico, grabador, ilustrador, pintor satírico y crítico social. Maestro de la sátira social y política, gran parte de su obra (a veces despiadada) se burla de las costumbres y política contemporáneas