William Hogarth Pins and Buttons

David Garrick as Richard III by William Hogarth, circa 1745. Oil on canvas.

Portrait of a Man by William Hogarth, 1741. Oil on canvas.

John and Elizabeth Jeffreys and Their Children by William Hogarth, 1730. Oil on canvas.

After by William Hogarth, 1730-1731. Oil on canvas.

Benjamin Read by William Hogarth, circa 1757. Brown Ink And Brown Wash With Gray Wash Over Graphite.

Hogarth Painting the Comic Muse by William Hogarth, 1764. Line engraving.

Gin Street by William Hogarth, 1750. Red Chalk, Some Graphite.

David Garrick with his wife Eva-Maria Veigel, "La Violette" or "Violetti" by William Hogarth. Oil on canvas.

Self-Portrait by William Hogarth, circa 1735. Oil on canvas.

Restoration Procession of Charles II at Cheapside by William Hogarth, circa 1745. Oil on canvas.

John Palmer, Barrister of the Inner Temple by William Hogarth, 1749. Oil on canvas.

Southwark Fair by William Hogarth, 1733. Oil on canvas.

Miss Wood by William Hogarth, circa 1730. Oil on canvas.

George Taylor's Epitaph - Death Giving George Taylor a Cross Buttock by William Hogarth, circa 1750. Brown Ink Over Graphite.

'Gin Lane' (1751), satirical engraving by William Hogarth (1697-1764). 'Gin Lane' was issued along with 'Beer Street' (see C038/2617) as a comment on the merits of beer and the evils of gin. In 'Gin Lane' the inhabitants are shown as destroyed by their addiction to the alcoholic spirit gin. Scenes depicted include infanticide, starvation, madness, decay and suicide.

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An engraving by Hogarth of the marble letter box at Button's Tavern in London, with a quote that translates to Those talons are kept for mighty necks: He feeds only on the beast of his choice."