Time is not a great artist but weakens all he touches.
Simplicity, without variety, is wholly insipid. - William Hogarth
Simplicity, without variety, is wholly insipid.
- William Hogarth
Straight lines vary only in length, and therefore are least ornamental. - William Hogarth
Straight lines vary only in length, and therefore are least ornamental.
I had rather, if cruelty has been prevented by the four prints [The Four Stages of Cruelty], be maker of them than of the [Raphael] cartoons. - William Hogarth
I had rather, if cruelty has been prevented by the four prints [The Four Stages of Cruelty], be maker of them than of the [Raphael] cartoons.
I think it is owing to the good sense of the English that they have not painted better. - William Hogarth
I think it is owing to the good sense of the English that they have not painted better.
I have generally found that persons who had studied painting least were the best judges of it. - William Hogarth
I have generally found that persons who had studied painting least were the best judges of it.
The serpentine line, or the line of grace, by its waving and winding at the same time different ways, leads the eye in a pleasing manner along the co… - William Hogarth
The serpentine line, or the line of grace, by its waving and winding at the same time different ways, leads the eye in a pleasing manner along the co…
Time is not a great artist but weakens all he touches. - William Hogarth
I know of no such thing as genius, genius is nothing but labor and diligence. - William Hogarth
I know of no such thing as genius, genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession. - William Hogarth
All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession.
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