HOGARTH

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• HOGARTH (noun)
  The noun HOGARTH has 1 sense:

1. English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764)

  Familiarity information: HOGARTH used as a noun is very rare.

• HOGARTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hogarth; William Hogarth

Instance hypernyms:

engraver (a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching)

old master (a great European painter prior to 19th century)

 Context examples 

I enjoyed the trips to Hampton Court and the Kensington Museum more than anything else, for at Hampton I saw Raphael's cartoons, and at the Museum, rooms full of pictures by Turner, Lawrence, Reynolds, Hogarth, and the other great creatures.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)