The Sleeping Congregation, 1728
William Hogarthexpand_more
Oil on canvasexpand_more
Gift of Mrs. Lyndon M. Kingexpand_more 58.10
On View in Gallery 307expand_more
This rough oil sketch is Hogarth’s earliest dated painting. As a social satirist, Hogarth favored familiar, everyday subjects presented with a wry, comic twist. Here, the minister’s dull sermon has put the entire congregation to sleep before he is halfway through (note the hourglass by the pulpit).
Details
- Title
- The Sleeping Congregation
- Artist Life
- 1697–1764
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 58.10
- Curator Approved
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