tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post1549905599954976702..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: A Beloved Patron: Hogarth and Miss Mary EdwardsDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-76999199916304904922015-06-14T06:09:27.071-07:002015-06-14T06:09:27.071-07:00Thank you; I shall seek that book out!Thank you; I shall seek that book out!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-42667320422932357542015-06-14T04:51:29.397-07:002015-06-14T04:51:29.397-07:00She is buried in the village of Welham, Leicesters...She is buried in the village of Welham, Leicestershire. She had erected a very fine marble tomb to her father who had bought the village and manor of Welham. Elizabeth's name is inscribed on the monument.<br /><br />As well as the portrait by Hogarth, Elizabeth had purchased Hogarth's painting of 'Soutwark Fair' and had commissioned 'Taste in High Life' in 1742 as a riposte to those who attacked her old fashioned clothes, the painting satirised the Frenchified Taste of High Society. Mary Edwards also features in a family painting portraying her with her husband and their child.<br /><br />Her early demise is attributed to her fondness to a glass of gin. For those interested in Mary Edwards relationship with Hogarth I can recommend the following essay 'An Un-married Woman: Mary Edwards, William Hogarth, and a case of Eigthteenth Century British Patronage' by Nadia Tscherny. I have it in 'The Other Hogarth, Asthetics of Difference' edited by Bernadette Fort and Angela Rosenthal, Princeton University Press. 2001.Stephen Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076287980465633357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-73268274263290329882015-06-14T02:47:36.817-07:002015-06-14T02:47:36.817-07:00Thank you! Hogarth's works are so diverse, I n...Thank you! Hogarth's works are so diverse, I never tire of them. :-)Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-46302646687246483152015-06-14T02:46:42.861-07:002015-06-14T02:46:42.861-07:00She lived a remarkable life; I think Hogarth's...She lived a remarkable life; I think Hogarth's portrait really captures her spirit and his friendship with her too!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-15198566949497828382015-06-13T23:46:54.685-07:002015-06-13T23:46:54.685-07:00Excellent post. I had no idea Hogarth painted oil...Excellent post. I had no idea Hogarth painted oils!. I thought it was all prints <br />Many thanks!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-11889644633266255922015-06-13T22:52:22.804-07:002015-06-13T22:52:22.804-07:00Both the painting and the post make the lady someo...Both the painting and the post make the lady someone I want to know.Linda Fetterly Roothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679025414115279660noreply@blogger.com