Hogarth's House

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Lonely Planet review

Home between 1749 and 1764 to artist and social commentator William Hogarth, this house now showcases his caricatures and engravings, including such famous works as the haunting Gin Lane , Marriage à la Mode and a copy of A Rake's Progress . Although the house and grounds are attractive, very little original furniture remains so this is really a destination for ardent Hogarth fans.

Here you'll also find the private engravings Before and After (1730), commissioned by the Duke of Montagu and bearing Aristotle's immortal aphorism Omne Animal Post Coitum Triste (every creature is sad after intercourse).