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Have you seen the wonderful Hogarth paintings at Pitzhanger Manor in Ealing? In this weekend’s ‘Chiswick Book Festival Encore’, we whet your appetite!
Last month, A Rake’s Progress returned to Pitzhanger, where William Hogarth’s eight paintings were first displayed by Sir John Soane 200 years ago. Booking is now open here. Our distinguished panel discusses why Hogarth, Soane and A Rake’s Progress still hold such influence in the 21st Century. Watch it here.

Clare Gough, director, Pitzhanger Manor, gives us a video tour of the paintings explaining what they show, why they left Pitzhanger and why they’ve returned. 

Cartoonist Martin Rowson compares Hogarth to Dickens. “Geographically, Gin Lane’s about 300 yards from Fagin’s kitchen in Oliver Twist and about 80 years earlier, and there is an absolute difference between a Dickensian slum and a Hogarthian slum. In a Dickensian slum there is hope, then you have dashed hope, and pity, and then you cry... In a Hogarthian slum there is no hope at all.”
Xanthe Arvanitakis, director, Chiswick House & Gardens Trust, previously ran commercial partnerships at Sir John Soane’s Museum. She describes why Dr Martens was so keen to put A Rake’s Progress on its footwear (see more here).
Hogarth’s House in Chiswick has just re-opened. Its heritage manager John Collins explains why, pre-COVID, it attracted visitors from all over the world; and why schools are so keen to have Hogarth on their curriculum; and gives a glimpse of its new Lottery-funded Mulberry Garden & Learning Studio (above).

If you can't wait for next weekend's Festival Encore event, you can still catch up with all our sessions on our 'Every author, streaming now' page - and donate.
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