Vol. 1. 1. The Range of possibilities, 1697-1720: Richard Hogarth in London -- A London childhood -- The Fleet prison -- Apprenticeship -- Early Career as engraver. II. The Evolution of a Genre, 1720-32: The Presence of Sir James Thornhill -- "The Bad taste of the town" -- Hudibras -- The Beginnings of a painter -- Conversation pictures -- A Harlot's progress: Geneis; Modern History painting; Publication. III. Challenge and response, 1732-45: Patron and public -- Artisit and activist -- Comic and sublime history painting: Wars and means; The painting vs. The print -- Portrait pinting -- Marriage à la mode.
Vol. 2. IV. From morality to Aesthetics, 1745-54: Loose ends and beginnings -- Art and charity -- The Popular prints -- Art as subject -- Hogarth's critics and the academy -- The Analysis of beauty. V. The final decade, 1754-64: The Election: Art and politics -- The Last histories -- Illness, withdrawal, writings -- The Exhibitions of 1761 and '62 -- The Times -- "Finis:L The Tailpiece
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