Hogarth

American  

[hoh-gahrth] / ˈhoʊ gɑrθ /

noun

1. William, 1697–1764, English painter and engraver.

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Hogarth British  

/ ˈhəʊɡɑːθ /

noun

1. William. 1697–1764, English engraver and painter. He is noted particularly for his series of engravings satirizing the vices and affectations of his age, such as A Rake's Progress (1735) and Marriage à la Mode (1745)

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Other Word Forms

• Hogarthian adjective

Example Sentences

The Contact Press in Paris had published a limited edition, but Stein hoped to have it accepted by the Woolfs’ Hogarth Press.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

By Joyce Carol Oates Hogarth: 672 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

By Angie Kim Hogarth: 400 pages, $28 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

Ian Hogarth said it was "inevitable" that more jobs would become increasingly automated.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2023

In his maturity, Handel converted this artistic response into action, becoming one of the founding sponsors, alongside artists Hogarth, Reynolds and Gainsborough, of Thomas Coram’s Foundling Hospital in London.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall