The Soane Hogarths

by Christina Scull

Lavishly illustrated with 109 illustrations, 52 of them in color, reproducing the 12 scenes that make up the two series A Rake's Progress and An Election, together with many of the engravings - authorised as well as pirate - based on them. Many of the lively and graphic details contained in the paintings are reproduced, including five at the same size as the paintings, to give the reader an intimate feel for the paintings and the story they tell. There are also a number of comparative figures showing paintings by Hogarth and other artists which help to set the two series in their context.

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Christina Scull was born in Bristol, England, where she attended the famous Red Maids School. In 1961 she moved to London and worked for ten years in the Board of Trade. In 1971 she received her Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours from Birkbeck College, the University of London, where she studied art history and medieval history. From 1971 to 1995 she was the Librarian of Sir John Soane’s Museum, London. In December 1994 she married Wayne Hammond, and in October 1995 emigrated to the United States. Her publications include The Soane Hogarths (1991). She is also the co-author or co-editor with her husband of numerous works by and about J.R.R. Tolkien, and editor of the occasional magazine The Tolkien Collector. In 1992 she was chair of the Tolkien Centenary Conference in Oxford. She has won scholarship awards from the Mythopoeic Society four times.