| − | '''William Hogarth''' (London, 10 November, 1697 – London, 25 October, 1764) English painter and engraver He was one of the greatest innovators in [[English]] art. Hogarth was a professional rebel. He found English art sycophantic, and determined to make it independent. Instead of working for a few rich patrons, Hogarth evolved the idea of making his living out of popular engravings of his pictures. He believed that the lack of a native [[Painting Schools|school of painting]] was largely due to the fashions imposed on a credulous public by connoisseurs and critics and he waged continual war on taste and the Old Masters. ''He is best remembered for the satirical engravings that gave the name 'Hogarthian' to low-life scenes of the period.'' <ref>[http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=58655295 "Hogarth, Constable and Turner"]</ref> <ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/william-hogarth Answers.com]</ref> | + | '''William Hogarth''' (London, 10 November, 1697 – London, 25 October, 1764) English painter and engraver. He was one of the greatest innovators in [[English]] art. Hogarth was a professional rebel. He found English art sycophantic, and determined to make it independent. Instead of working for a few rich patrons, Hogarth evolved the idea of making his living out of popular engravings of his pictures. He believed that the lack of a native [[Painting Schools|school of painting]] was largely due to the fashions imposed on a credulous public by connoisseurs and critics and he waged continual war on taste and the Old Masters. ''He is best remembered for the satirical engravings that gave the name 'Hogarthian' to low-life scenes of the period.'' <ref>[http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=58655295 "Hogarth, Constable and Turner"]</ref> <ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/william-hogarth Answers.com]</ref> |