William Hogarth: "Gin Lane" and "Beer Street"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.พ. 2024
- Today I want to take a look at the work of the eighteenth-century painter and engraver William Hogarth - specifically “Gin Lane” and “Beer Street”…
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Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):
Image of the Fleet Prison from The Book of Days. A miscellany of popular antiquties, in connection with the calendar ... Edited by R. Chambers (1864); p.482. Held by the British Library.
William Hogarth, The South Sea Scheme (c.1721). Scanned from The genius of William Hogarth or Hogarth's Graphical Works.
William Hogarth, “A Scene from ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ VI” (1731). Held by Tate Britain.
William Hogarth, “Mrs Jane Hogarth” (c.1750). Held by the Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums.
William Hogarth, “Beer Street” and “Gin Lane” (1751). Held by The Royal Academy of Arts.
Henry Fielding circa 1743 etching from Jonathan Wild the Great.
William Hogarth, “Frenchman” version of “Beer Street” (1751). Held by The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C..
Screenshot of archives.blog.parliament.uk/2...
Quoted texts:
Jenny Uglow, Hogarth: A Life and a World (1997)
David Bindman, ODNB entry on William Hogarth
F. Antal, The Moral Purpose of Hogarth’s Art (1952)
Ernest L. Abel, The Gin Epidemic: Much Ado About What? (2001)
Jonathan White, The “Slow but Sure Poyson”: The Representation of Gin and Its Drinkers, 1736-1751 (2012)
William Hogarth advertisement in the General Advertiser (13th February 1751)
archives.blog.parliament.uk/2...
Also consulted, were:
Other relevant entries from The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online.
#History #Art #Hogarth - บันเทิง
How do I say this? I am a 77 year old, retired, fine upstanding patriotic citizen, who is also a Vietnam Veteran. Despite these conservative demographics, there is a little part of me still around who was a "child of the 60's". Back then, if the "establishment" had published a print like "Gin Lane" to try to get me to mend my ways, I would have had said print lithographed onto a t-shirt and worn it proudly while knocking one back. The culture during Hogarth's time while profoundly different, was still made up of irascible folks who might have done something analogous. I am searching the print with a fine tooth comb looking for the t-shirt. Good stuff Doc.
I hope you never lose your inner Child of the 60’s, in fact, let him flourish!! The world needs more of you 😊
@@jackieakelly4107 Thanks, as we used to say back then, “Peace and Love”
You can pretty much always tell the age of a commenter, even if it's not stated. Impeccable grammar and spelling. None of the dreadful errors we see from the younger generation. It's such a joy to read comments so beautifully written.
@@anniegetchergun Well said, I agree with you 100%. You even see stuff on TV with glaring errors in it. You must be a teacher. The nuns would be proud of me.
@@tonyk1584 I'm not a teacher Tony. Just a 67 year old pedant!
More videos about Hogarth and a video about the Bow Street Runners, please.
Yes, seconded.
Just last night I was talking with a friend about the importance of cider and that reminded me of beer as "liquid bread" for denizens of the past.
I loved the video, dear Doctor. I am sure I can speak for many of us that we would love to hear more about this historical figure. 🎨🖼🖌🍻🍸🤔
Thanks! You do a great job of analysis & presentation. Love the information.
Brilliant, yes please I would love more
That was great! Go for more!
Yes, please! Hogarth Encores! 👏👏👏👏
Yes and Yes, please. Further videos would be appreciated.
Thank you for this video about William Hograth, one of my favourite artists from history. If you could do a video about Hograth's 'A Harlot's Progress' or 'A Rake's Progress', I would be so happy :)🎨
Seconded!
Thirded! 🤩
There are few things I love quite so much as textual analyses of historical art - especially when the artist has put so much detail into their works (as Hogarth, Holbein, and van Eyck were wont to do). I will never tire of these analyses and would be only too happy to see more from you, Dr. Kat. 👩🎨 🎨 🖼 Cheers!
Yes, I always really enjoy Dr Kay’s videos on the analysis or artworks.
There's so much detail in these wonderful prints. Hogarth was such a great artist. Thank you for pointing out all the little bits that are lost to the modern eye, Dr Kat. 🙏
Yes please Dr Kat - more about William Hogarth please and more videos about the 18th century. A fascinating century from a social history point of view.
Since this was my introduction to Hogarth and his art, I'd say yes to more videos about him! Thank you for this reading of such a remarkable, meaningful work of art. 🎨🍻
I love that you have Chip the teacup on your shelf ❤ these prints are so interesting thank you Dr Kat!
Wonderful presentation. I would love to see the history of the Bow Street Runners.💕💕🖌️🖍️🖋️📜✒️🖌️🖍️📝📝💕💕
Loved the video....yes please, more Hogarth. Thanks Dr. Kat.
I enjoyed the video. I would greatly enjoy seeing more videos about Hogarth's output!
If anyone is in London, Sir John Soane's Museum has several Hogarths though there is a schedule on showing them.
DEFINITELY want more on his work.
There is so much going on in these two pictures. I would love to see more, no preference.
Thank you Dr Kat. Much more about the wonderful Hogarth please. His sardonic wit is a favourite with me.
Oh, looking forward to this! The Georgian period is my particular interest; and in high school my final year extension history project (like a high school version of a thesis on how history is written) was on the gin craze and focusing on how it was depicted through contemporary works like Hogarth’s paintings and Henry Fielding’s writings.
That was a long, long time ago so it will be interesting to see how much I recall. 😂
Post-watch comment: Yes!! I would love to watch some follow up videos of others of Hogarth’s works! I really like your videos analysing artworks, so I’d look forward to this greatly.
The text by Fielding you mentioned brings back memories. I had to go to the university library in Newcastle (Australia) forty minutes drive away to read it on microfiche and make notes. While we certainly had internet back then it was nothing compared to now.
Also as an Australian it was interesting to me how the gin craze played a small part in the story of my country in the form of transportation of convicts. That was what led me to the topic in the first place. I was looking up reasons for transportation, and came upon the image of Gin Lane. As a seventeen year old it fascinated me, so I wanted to write about it.
Brilliant, so much detail I had never noticed before. Another video on the works of Hogarth definitely please!
Yes, please. This is just the kind of thing that appeals to my sense of humour!
More, please😊
I love Hogarth! I would love to see more.
Fabulous! As always. I have zero ability to interpret art beyond the obvious. I would love love more videos on Hogarth. So many things shaped him in his youth as does for all of us. Thank you Dr. Kat! 🖼️🖌️🍺
Yes, more on Hogarth. 👨🏼🎨
I loved this! I'd happily watch more in depth looks at more of his works 🎨
Thanks Dr Kat, a fantastic interpretation of Hogarth's very familiar prints. So much I didn't know...😊
Yes, please more Hogarth!
Please do the follow up video or videos on Hogarth. There are so many to choose from and such great social history. The Rake’s Progress leaps to mind but there are countless great choices. ❤❤❤
My friend and I visited the Sir John Sloan Museum on our visit to London. We were treated to a display of “The Rake’s Progress,” a delightful surprise to us.
I'd love to learn more about Hogarth and the London scene at the time. When visiting some smaller museums in London recently I kept coming across him in other contexts - his support of the Foundling Museum, his paintings in the Sir John Soane's museum, his relationship with John Hunter (Hunterian Museum). I presume all these people were part of Salon Society in London and I'm intrigued by the inter-relationships.🧐
Not yet watched this video, but I already know that I'd love to see more of this. Art analyses always being much appreciated and welcome.
Yes, please 🙏, do more on Hogarth , preferably on the Rake's Progress. Thank you!
Ooohh Yes please Dr. Kat! I'd LOVE to watch/learn more about Hogarth! 🎨🖌🖼🍻🥂
As the daughter of a good man who ruined his life and family for almost 20 years with gin,before getting help, I am grateful for Hogarth’s successful advocacy for the Tippling Act.
I would love it if you talked more about Georgian England and Hoggarth’s body of work, especially the Rake’s Progress and Marriage a la Mode too. Thanks! Love your channel!
Dr. Kat, you shoul know by now that the answer to "I could make video on..." will always be a resounding "YES PLEASE!" In particular, it's always a treat when you do one of these "artwork in analysis" videos. I particularly like that Hogarth took a moment to make digs at books he didn't like, and the beer street pawnbroker reminds me of the Lorax. As an American, talk about the combination of morality, alcohol,and the law will always make me think of prohibition. I'd love to learn more about the drinking culture of early modern England, though that's maybe more a topic for HAD lol. 🍺🍻🎨
Thank you for the detailed description of what is going on. It is really helpful.
Hogarth is the artists' artist; he spearheaded legislation through Parliament for copyright protection of prints. Another popular series of satirical prints was "A Harlot's Progress" & "Marriage a La Mode". I recently finished a out-of-print biography on Hogarth entitled "Hogarth's Progress", by Peter Quennell, NY Viking Press, 1955; Library of Congress catalog card number 55-7378. It is a fascinating read on not only Hogarth but the era in which he lived, the political and cultural climate of London in that century & all of England. I found it invaluable, informative and entertaining.😊
I found it incredible that he was able to put so much action on a page. What a remarkable artist. 🍺
Yes please. More videos about art. Very interesting indeed.
Wow that was so interesting!! Thank you for that info. Yes please more Hogarth!!
Super episode. Fabulous as always
LOVE YOUR STUFF. This was a triumph. One of your very best !!
Loved Hogarth's The Rake's Progress + the Harlot's Progress. Those were so impactful on me when we studied early modern England.
I'd also love more about the Bow Street Runners as well.
Fascinating Dr Kay, more about Hogarth & his work please.
I loved your detailed description of Hogarth's print.
Yes! More please! 🖌🎨🖼
Brilliant presentation.🍻 I would love you to a video on The Rake"s Progress. 🎩 thanks ❤
Excellent! Thanks ❤🍸🍺
The Rake's Progress. Also, Hogarth's work with the Coram foundling hospital. 🎨
I would love to learn more about Hogarth. His "Marriage a la Mode" series has fascinated me since I was a kid, as has "Gin Lane." Quick question: "Gin Lane" shows the steeple of St George's, Bloomsbury, in the background, with King George I crowning the steeple. Other than being in the same neighborhood, do you know if Hogarth's inclusion of this strange steeple has any significance in the context of this satire?
Interesting little titbit about the relaxing of the laws around gin in the past few years, must be why it's become so popular! Although buying gin from boutique distilleries is really expensive, and it's expensive in general, although I can make a bottle of gin last months. 😁 So it's worth it. 🍸
That was a very interesting video - thank you. Hogarth and Charles Dickens had similar childhood experiences. For example, both their fathers met with misfortune. This made me wonder if Hogarth used this as the basis for much of his work - as Dickens did through his books - to bring social issues (and their possible remedies) to a wider audience. I’m sure other viewers will be able to add to these men, or have alternative thoughts about it.
Yes please! More Hogarth. Much more Hogarth!
One of my favourite artworks! Brilliant video highlighting all the little details and really informative! 😊 would love to see more Hogarth stuff!
I love these videos with art analysis! And I'd appreciate more videos on this artist 👍
Dr. Kat, you’ve enriched my reading and interpretation of Hogarth. I think of him as an 18th century hero. Anything more about Hogarth would be welcome.thank you!
Dr. Kat, Please do more videos on Hogarth and his work. 😀🤩♥
I would be very interested in you showing us more of Hogarth’s work- there’s so much story stuffed into his paintings 😊
That was great. Thanks. I would enjoy seeing more art videos.
This was fascinating. Well researched and presented. More, please
Very interesting. I would love to see more of this.
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Loved this, especially as my 4xggrandfather & his son were both Coopers at this time. Would love further videos about Hogarth but especially about the history of London
Thanks Dr Kat!🍺🍺🍻
Going forward, we can take it as a given that any video topic you find interesting will be interesting to us.
The whole story about gin is extraordinary. I’ve heard before about how gin making was a cottage industry often pursued by women allowing them some independence.
💛 Love your content! Thank you for the amazing, raw and real history videos! 💛
Love your content!😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
Was awesome! Do more
I remember first seeing "Gin Street" when in art classes. Later it was covered in history class. And I didn't touch gin until I was in my 40s. It worked!
Hi Dr Katrina.
I’m a really really big fan of yours!! I did my degree in Scottish history mainly medieval and I have been obsessed with the tudors since I was a young child! I lost my love for history after having my son etc but you have made me fall in love all over again with your videos.
I have a question which is also a suggestion. Would you ever think about doing a tour of such? I’m based in Liverpool and would LOVE to hear you do a talk. Mary Beard did something similar for reference although that was based on her latest book (side note have you written any books that I could read or perhaps even your phd?) but you could do a live talk like your TH-cam videos!
🎨🖌️🖼️ I always enjoy your videos
Very interesting thank you it’s so good to have the finer points highlighted and the meaning’s explained to our modern eye yes please to more art discussions
Excellent presentation as always, Dr. Kat! William Hogarth had keen powers of observation.. Sergio Aragonés of Mad Magazine fame did many drawings that reminded me of Hogarth. Have you ever done a presentation about John Feckenham? I would be interested to learn more about him. Thank you.🖼🖌
I enjoyed the video, love learning about 🖼️& 👩🎨 thanks much😊
Fascinating video, as always!
Super- interested to further videos on Hogarth
G & T anyone? I loved 'exploring' Gin Lane with your guidance and hope for more Hogarth!🍺
👍😍 more please.
Love your videos 👨🏼🎨
🖌🧑🏼🎨🎨🍺🍻 I love your videos Dr. Kat!
Please more Hogarth..poetry and more prints. Thanks .love you site
🖌 id like to see more of his works and more of holbines!
Thank you 🖌
Proper excited - This is history at its best: *why* is Hogarth doing this, not just *what* is he up to
I had never heard of Hogarth but his art is fascinating. I would welcome more videos breaking them down. I second the request about a video about the Bow Street Runners.
Enjoyed aii the detail !
Love your videos - you mentioned you’d consider analysing more of Hogarth’s work in the future, I’d love to hear your take on the Harlot’s & Rake’s progress series’ 🙏🏼❤️
Thanks!
Thank you, Dr. Kat!🎉❤
This was very interesting. I am not much familiar with Hogarth's work. Thank you for awakening my curiosity. 🍺 Funny though how gin is perceived as much more posh than beer nowadays. At least where I live.
This was a very masterful reading of both scenes.
Fascinating topic. Looking forward to more. Thank you so much.🍻🎨
Yes, please make follow-up videos on Hogarth.
More, please! 🍺🖼️🎨🖌️
Hogarth is extremely talented 🖼️🖼️🖼️🖌️🖌️
Yes please. More on Hogarth!
Also I'd assume he had his imitators, so have any of their works survived?
What made Hogarth so accessible and popular?
After all, we humans don't like being shown our faults, so I'm wondering why Hogarth was so successful? Were all his works so classist?
I would love to see your analysis of the harlots progress by Hogarth filling in the historic context and discussing how much accurately reflects the time and how much is propaganda.