17th&18th cent

17^th&18^th cent

Compare 18^th century satirical printed illustrations of William Hogarth and James Gillray

William Hogarth

·         10^th November  1697- 26^th October 1764
·         English
·         Painter, printmaker, satirist, social critic
·         Engraver
·         Traditional style
·         Prints often monochromatic
·         Colour work done in oil paint
·         His work focused largely on;
Economic Issues 
The Life Of Common People 
Moral Issues
·         Such as ‘Gin Lane’ demonising the evils of spirits and their attributed social detriment 
·         Inspired by highly moralistic Protestant Traditions of Dutch Genre Painting 

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·         The Satirical traditions of the English Broad sheet
·         Widely attributed to introducing comedy to fine art

James Gillray

·         13^th August 1756/7 – 1^st June 1815
·         British
·         Caricaturist
·         Political satirist
·          Less traditional style than Hogarth
·         Bolder and brighter use of colour (Garish ?!)
·         More political Hogarth, worked more as a commentator than from a deep rooted personal perspective (king Richard III being the only possible exception)
 
A volumptuary under the horrors of digestion 1791
·         More commercial
·         Among the first satirists to exaggerate the subjects features
·         His later disillusionment with politics re focused his attention of social satire

(With the exception of napoleon, of course)

·         1810 went insane

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/james-gillray-2739

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/william-hogarth-265