William HogarthEnglish, 1697–1764Noon
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Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Sep 27, 2026
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- Accession number
- G1824
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Meanwhile, in the life of William Hogarth
The whole life1712–1764 · Workplace
London
1736–1756
History paintings for a hospital, a foundling home and churches
For many years Hogarth tried to make his name as a history painter: in 1736–37 he painted “The Pool of Bethesda” and “The Good Samaritan” for St Bartholomew’s Hospital, in 1747 “Moses brought before Pharaoh’s Daughter” for the Foundling Hospital, in 1748 “Paul before Felix” for Lincoln’s Inn, and in 1755–56 an altarpiece for St Mary Redcliffe in Bristol. He never won much respect in this genre.
25 March 1738
“The Four Times of the Day” and “Strolling Actresses”
On 25 March 1738 the print “Strolling Actresses Dressing in a Barn” was published together with the plates of “The Four Times of the Day”.
1740
Captain Coram’s portrait and the Foundling Hospital
In 1740 Hogarth painted a truthful, vivid full-length portrait of his friend, the philanthropist Captain Thomas Coram, for the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children, and it may be called a masterpiece of British painting. Hogarth was a founding Governor of the Foundling Hospital, and the childless Hogarths fostered foundling children.
