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A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress, Before and After, and Marriage a la Mode are among the prints presented with descriptive notes and an introductory discussion of Hogarth's style.
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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Researching the eighteenth century never got any better than this. This book, with it's large format and softcover, is a joy to leaf through. Forget the social histories, the contemporary fictions, or costume dramas based upon the times, if you really want to see the period come alive, just sit and study only one of the numerous plates so beautifully reproduced here. Every one is a ripe, bold soap opera, a commentary of the times, a satire, and a keen observation of humankind. You can spend hours on each piece, just studying the intricacies of everything that's going on, and how it all interacts - every picture is a story in itself. The characters come to life before your very eyes and every scene seems to animate itself beneath your gaze. Every panelied wall, every beam, every wig, every pipe and every pox marked face is brought to life in uncanny detail, and there is the immense joy of knowing that what you're seeing is totally authentic of it's time. After hours of gorging your eyes, you'll notice the text which accompanies each piece and, as you read it, you'll find yourself directed to countless details that you hadn't noticed - and you'll find yourself revisiting the piece a second lengthy time.
Hours of splendid entertainment from a master of observation. The text is informative and alive with trivia of the times. A splendid publication.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Amazing book with a great full page spreads, where each image is nearly A4 in size.
Very user friendly and easy to read, with an image by image annotation.
Would recommend for an over view of Hogarth's prints, would have preferred it to have been in Hardback.
Makes a great present or coffee table book but an excellent addition to anyones book collection.
Very user friendly and easy to read, with an image by image annotation.
Would recommend for an over view of Hogarth's prints, would have preferred it to have been in Hardback.
Makes a great present or coffee table book but an excellent addition to anyones book collection.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Let's face it, Hogarth's engraving are so full of detail that we need LARGE pictures. Here we have them with analysis on each. My only snag is you have to keep turning the book round to read and then study. However I'm being picky. This is essential reading (a commentator once said "with Hogarth's paintings you don't just look, you read") as there is so much detail for ANYONE with an interest in history.
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I remember seeing "Gin Lane" as a schoolboy many years ago but have never researched Hogarth or his many other engravings since (I am now 52). Read more
Published 10 months ago by Young Trevor
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The reproductions are rather vague, the commentry lacklustre. Wehardly do this copmmentator of the 18th century justice with this tome.
Published on 9 Jan 2002
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