John Ireland — Hogarth Illustrated

London, J. N. Boydell and Co. 1806-12. Leather. A beautiful group complete in three uniform volumes of John Ireland's illustrated study of William Hogarth's work. A sweeping study of the work of William Hogarth, English painter in the eighteenth century best known for his series A Harlot's Progress, a Rake's Progress and Marriage a-la-Mode. His satirical caricatures, often of explicit sexual nature, became widely popular and largely produced via prints in his lifetime. This set is comprised of the third edition of a study of Hogarth's paintings and engravings by John Ireland, a great admirer and collector of his works. Also featuring personal anecdotes of the artist. Illustrated with additional engraved title page to each volume, as well as frontispiece and forty-five further full page plates to vol. I; forty-one full page engravings to vol. II; frontispiece and forty-four prints to vol. III. Collated, complete. Rebound in uniform full goatskin bindings with five raised bands, gilt tooling to spine and boards, renewed endpapers, gilt to edges. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with minor spotting to occasional leaf, particularly leaves of plates. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: William Hogarth. Very Good Indeed .