The Soane Hogarths

"A perpetual collision of eccentricities, a tilt and tournament of absurdities, the prejudices and caprices of mankind let loose" was how Hazlitt described William Hogarth's paintings, and they still delight, interest and amuse as much today as two hundred years ago. The Rake's Progress and An Election are Hogarth's two most famous series of paintings. Both series are in Sir John Soane's museum in London, and in this book the Librarian of the Museum, Christina Scull, tells the story of the paintings and discusses their narrative and contents.