The great British satirist William Hogarth (1697–1764) addressed his country’s moral condition in prints of exquisite detail and contrast. This book examines such prints that address the theme of “execution” in three senses—performance, death by official order, and carrying a plan through to its natural end. Pride of place is given to images of hanging. In early modern England, public execution was an amusement as popular as pleasure gardens, fairs, and theater extravaganzas.  Hogarth fleshed out numerous print narratives with references to criminal culture and the melodramatic rituals surrounding the act of execution.  With forty-two entries and three short essays, this volume is the catalogue of a Harvard University Art Museums exhibition organized by curatorial intern Elizabeth Kathleen Mitchell. The prints are from the collection of Suzanne and Gerald Labiner and from various Harvard collections.    

Death by Hogarth

Arts & Photography

Mitchell, Elizabeth Kathleen

History & Criticism

Harvard Art Museums

<p>The great British satirist William Hogarth (1697–1764) addressed his country’s moral condition in prints of exquisite detail and contrast. This book examines such prints that address the theme of “execution” in three senses—performance, death by official order, and carrying a plan through to its natural end. Pride of place is given to images of hanging. In early modern England, public execution was an amusement as popular as pleasure gardens, fairs, and theater extravaganzas.  Hogarth fleshed out numerous print narratives with references to criminal culture and the melodramatic rituals surrounding the act of execution.  With forty-two entries and three short essays, this volume is the catalogue of a Harvard University Art Museums exhibition organized by curatorial intern Elizabeth Kathleen Mitchell. The prints are from the collection of Suzanne and Gerald Labiner and from various Harvard collections. </p>

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Harvard Univ Art Museum

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Mitchell, Elizabeth Kathleen. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Mitchell, Elizabeth Kathleen

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Mitchell, Elizabeth Kathleen. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Death by Hogarth

Death by Hogarth