1758
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Bench is a 1758 ink by William Hogarth, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows two old men sitting side by side on a bench. Their faces are wrinkled, with big noses and loose skin. One holds a cane, the other rests his hand on his knee. The background is a dark, tangled web of lines, like a messy net. The title *The Bench* hints this isn’t just a portrait—it’s making a point about how people look versus how they’re drawn. The messy lines in the background might be a joke about how artists sometimes exaggerate. If you like this style, check out etching to see how artists like Hogarth made prints like this.
William Hogarth (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, satirist, cartoonist and writer.
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