William Hogarth: The First Modern Artist (Part 1)

How did William Hogarth transcend his humble origins to become one of the wealthiest artists in 18th century Britain? And in doing so, did he invent a new kind of art? Join Alastair and James as they chart the life and times of that most English of artists - William Hogarth.

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Artworks in this episode:

William Hogarth, The Painter and his Pug, 1745, Tate, London

William Hogarth, Hogarth's Shop Card, 1720

Marcellus Laroon, Sir James Thornhill, c.1712-15, National Maritime Museum, London

Sir James Thornhill, The Painted Hall, 1707-26, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London

William Hogarth, Self Portrait, c.1735, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

William Hogarth, Falstaff Examining his Recruits, 1730

William Hogarth, The Cholmondeley Family, 1732, Private Collection

William Hogarth, A Harlot's Progress, Plates 1-6, 1732

William Hogarth, A Midnight Modern Conversation, c. 1732, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven