Title of Product:

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Hogarth, William

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Name of Author(s): David Bindman

Name of Producer: Oxford University Press

Language/s of Product: English

Website of the product: www.oxforddnb.com/public/dnb/13464.html

Target Group: Scholars, teachers, students 16+

Overall Evaluation: excellent

Objectives & Structure:
This site is a scholarly essay about Hogarth and several aspects of his life. It links to a further Oxford University subscription site (www.oxforddnb.com/public/hogarth/) that provides more biographical detail about Hogarth’s sitters, circle and world.
The introduction leads to a series of paragraphs making up a detailed essay on his life and work.

Description of contents:
The essay covers important aspects of his development starting with his early career; his beginnings as a painter; the first ‘modern moral subjects’: “A Harlot’s progress” and “A Rakes Progress”; after the Rake: new challenges; Portrait painting; ’Comic history painting’ etc
There is also a complete and up-to-date bibliography and reference to other on-line resources.

Evaluation and Comments:

Description of how the website can be used with the students::
Teachers and older students could explore this site as further detailed study about the artist and some of his work.

Comments::
An important site for teacher’s or student’s serious research into William Hogarth.

Evaluation Date: 30.06.08

Name of teacher: Jane Giles

Name of School: Trinity School

Country: UK

Subjects Taught: Art