1743
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Characters and Caricaturas is a 1743 ink by William Hogarth, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print is packed with faces—hundreds of them, all jumbled together in a tight grid. Some look serious, others surprised or confused, all drawn in a scratchy, sketchy style. At the bottom, there’s a smaller row of faces with exaggerated expressions, like one person looking shocked or another grinning. The whole thing is black and white, with fine lines that make the faces pop. The title at the top calls it *Characters and Caricaturas*, showing how regular faces turn into funny, exaggerated ones. The artist even signed it in the corner, with a note about payment for prints. If you like this mix of real and silly faces, check out the technique: etching.
William Hogarth (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, satirist, cartoonist and writer.
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