I, Hogarth

by Michael Dean

Book Overview

He was London's artist par excellence, and his work supplies the most enduring vision of the eighteenth century's ebullience, enjoyments, and social iniquities. From a childhood spent in a debtor's prison to his death in the arms of his wife, I, Hogarth follows the artist's life as he makes a name for himself and as he fights for artists with his Copyright Act. Through Hogarth's lifelong marriage to Jane Thornhill, his inability to have children,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468303422
• ISBN13: 9781468303421
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher