Hogarth, France and British Art: The Rise of the Arts in 18th-Century Britain

by Robin Simon

Hogarth has long been viewed as an insular and chauvinistic individual, with a particular aversion to all things French. On the contrary, while Hogarth himself liked to project this image, his effective invention of British art was founded upon a profound knowledge of contemporary French art and theory. This lavishly illustrated book conjures up in great detail the French and wider European context within which Hogarth's art was formed. Robin Simon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0955406307
• ISBN13: 9780955406300
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.6" x 11.7"