William hogarth biography

English artist and social critic (1697–1764)

For the Roman Catholic bishop, see William Hogarth (bishop). For the scuba diver William Hogarth Main, see Bill Main.

William Hogarth FRSA
William Hogarth, The Painter and his Pug, 1745. Self-portrait with his pug, Trump, in Tate Britain, London.
Born	(1697-11-10)10 November 1697 London, England
Died	26 October 1764(1764-10-26) (aged 66) London, England
Resting place	St. Nicholas's Churchyard, Church Street, Chiswick, London
Known for	Painter, engraver, satirist
Spouse	Jane Thornhill
Patron(s)	Mary Edwards (1705–1743)[1]

William HogarthFRSA (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, social critic, editorial cartoonist and occasional writer on art.

His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects",^[2] and he is perhaps b