The serpentine line, or the line of grace, by its waving and winding at the same time different ways, leads the eye… — William Hogarth Copy Share Image
I have generally found that persons who had studied painting least were the best judges of it. — William Hogarth Copy Share Image
I think it is owing to the good sense of the English that they have not painted better. — William Hogarth Copy Share Image
Straight lines vary only in length, and therefore are least ornamental. — William Hogarth Copy Share Image
I had rather, if cruelty has been prevented by the four prints [The Four Stages of Cruelty], be maker of them than of the… — William Hogarth Copy Share Image
I turned my thoughts to a still more novel mode... to compose pictures on canvas similar to representations on the stage... my picture is… — William Hogarth Copy Share Image
The serpentine line, or the line of grace, by its waving and winding at the same time different ways, leads the eye in a… — William Hogarth Copy Share Image
All the world is competent to judge my pictures except those who are of my profession. — William Hogarth Copy Share Image
I know no such thing as genius, — genius is nothing but labor and diligence. — William Hogarth Copy Share Image
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