Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat (c.1667-1747), nicknamed 'the Fox', was a Scottish Jacobite and Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat, known for his feuding and changes of allegiance. Lovat was among the Highlanders defeated at the Battle of Culloden and convicted of treason against the Crown, following which he was sentenced to death and subsequently beheaded. Brought to London for trial, one of his stops was at St Albans, where he was sketched by William Hogarth. Hogarth shows him here seated in a large, carved armchair, counting off on his fingers the Highland chieftains whom he thought would fight against the Hanoverian dynasty occupying the British throne.
This fine engraving printed on thin laid paper dates from before 1822, as The Heath edition was the last to print directly from Hogarth's original engraved plates. After Hogarth's death in 1747, his original prints were passed to his wife, Jane. Many of his engravings were published by Jane in 1775. Inscribed in the plate 'Drawn from the life and etch'd in aquafortis by Will Hogarth. Published according to Act of Parliament August 25th 1746'.
On laid.The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration and minor foxing.
32.3 x 21.6cm (12.7" x 8.5")Sheet: 39.6 x 26.2cm (15.6" x 10.3") Plate: 36.2 x 23.3cm (14.3" x 9.2")
Sulis Fine Art is extremely delighted to present this expansive collection of engravings by and after the greatest image-maker of the 18th Century, William Hogarth (1697-1764). Many of the works are by Thomas Cook, who published them in his 1806 'Hogarth Restored', while others are from the original plates acquired by the publisher John Boydell in 1789, and the later Heath edition of 1822.
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William Hogarth FRSA (1697-1765) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures termed "modern moral subjects". He is perhaps best known for his series 'A Harlot's Progress', 'A Rake's Progress' and 'Marriage A-la-Mode'. Knowledge of his work is so pervasive and influential that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian".
Born in London to a lower-middle-class family, Hogarth first took up an apprenticeship with a silver engraver, and later set up his own studio, primarily working in copper. His father underwent periods of mixed fortune, and was at one time imprisoned in lieu of outstanding debts, an event that is thought to have informed William's paintings and prints with a hard edge.
Perhaps most poignantly, the words of Charles Lamb encapsulate the work of Hogarth, as he described his images to be books, filled with "the teeming, fruitful, suggestive meaning of words. Other pictures we look at; his pictures we read."
| SKU | pu145 |
|---|---|
| Artist | William Hogarth (1697-1764) |
| Date | c.1775 |
| Dimensions | 32.3 x 21.6cm |
| Medium | Engraving |
| Subject | Portrait |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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