William Hogarth
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Who was William Hogarth? Painter and printmaker.

Date and Place of Birth: 12th November 1697, London, England.

Family Background: Only son of Richard Hogarth, a minor classical scholar, and schoolmaster. Had two sisters.

Education: Apprenticed to a Silversmith.

Chronology:

Marriage: 1720's to Jane Thornhill.

Places of Interest:

LONDON:

The National Gallery.

Date and Place of Death: 26th October 1764, London, England.

Age at Death: 67.

Site of Grave: St. Nicholas’s Churchyard, Chiswick Mall, Chiswick, London, England.