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Hogarthian, a.|həʊˈgɑːθɪən|
[f. name of William Hogarth, a satirical painter and caricaturist of the 18th c. + -ian.]
Of or pertaining to Hogarth, or characteristic of his style of painting.
1798Lamb Lett. (1888) I. 93 Your old description of cruelty in hell, which was in the true Hogarthian style. 1828Ibid. II. 203 'Tis true broad Hogarthian fun. 1837Carlyle Mirabeau in Misc. Ess. (1872) V. 230 In one point of view there is nothing more Hogarthian comic. 1886Swinburne in 19th Cent. Jan. 141 It [Michaelmas Term] is an excellent Hogarthian comedy, full of rapid and vivid incident, of pleasant or indignant humour. |