Author: John Ireland
Title: Hogarth Illustrated
Description: London, J. and J. Boydell; G. and W. Nicol, 1793-1804 . Leather. The second edition of John Ireland's two volume study of the life and work of artist William Hogarth, presented alongside the second edition of the accompanying supplement volume. The 1793 second edition of the two volume 'Hogarth Illustrated', and the 1804 second edition of the supplementary volume. The work contains a detailed account of Hogarth's life, including his early years as an apprentice engraver, his rise to fame as a painter and engraver, and his later years as a successful artist and businessman. In addition to providing a biography of Hogarth and reproductions of his work, the Ireland also includes commentary on Hogarth's style and techniques, and his contributions to the world of art.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and title page to each volume. With a further forty-three plates to volume I, forty-three plates to volume II, and thirty-eight plates to volume III. Collated, complete.With the bookplate of C. H. Woodhouse to front pastedown of volume I, and the inscription of H Goodwin to the head of front free endpapers.ESTC reference for first two volumes T230570Lovely copies of these delightfully illustrated studies of Hogarth. In full tree calf bindings. Externally, smart, with rubbing to back strips and joints. Front hinge of volume I starting, with board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with only the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: William Hogarth. Very Good .

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