Painter and his Pug
Painter and his Pug is a 1745 self-portrait created by William Hogarth. He began the portrait a decade earlier. The portrait was originally created with the intention of Hogarth wearing formal attire, but was changed to the informal attire sometime during the painting process.[1]
In the portrait, Hogarth himself is in a painting as the pug is alongside him, making the dog "real" as opposed to the created person.[2]
The painting is part of the collections of the Tate Gallery.
References
- ^ "The Painter and his Pug, William Hogarth". Tate Britain. August 2004. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Ma, Brian Thom McQuade (2012). Seven Painters Who Changed the Course of Art History. p. 120. ISBN 9781477227411.