1747
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Stage Coach is a 1747 by William Hogarth, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This crowded scene shows a group of people gathered outside a rickety building. Some stand on a ladder, while others lean against walls or peer through windows. A few kids play in the foreground, and a man on a balcony above holds a sign. The image is full of exaggerated expressions and messy details—like the broken wheel and the crumbling bricks. Hogarth packed this print with tiny, busy figures, each doing something different. The mix of chaos and drama was his way of telling a story about people’s lives. Next, check out William Hogarth to see how he used art to comment on society.
William Hogarth (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, satirist, cartoonist and writer.
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