Robin Simon
Hogarth, France and British Art
London:
Paul Holberton Publishing,
2007.
313 pp.; 86 color ills.; 248 b/w ills.
Cloth
$90.00
(9780955406300)
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In 2006, Tate Britain, in collaboration with the Louvre, organized a major exhibition of William Hogarth’s work which travelled to Paris and Barcelona. The exhibition was a hit at the Tate, but its success in drawing both crowds and critical attention to this canonically English artist among continental audiences was unprecedented. Co-curators Mark Hallett and Christine Riding’s accompanying catalogue, Hogarth, reflects the dual purpose of many Tate catalogues, providing a summa of recent research in...