The life and times of William Hogarth

Event information

• Type: Tours
• Date: Wednesday, 22 July 2026
• Tickets: From £20
• Location: The National Gallery
• Address: Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN, UK
• Official page: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/the-life-and-times-of-william-hogarth-22-07-2026

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About

Join Martin Brown for an illuminating look at one of London's great satirists, political cartoonists and artists. Through the combination of his 'teeming, fruitful, suggestive work', now newly displayed at the National Gallery, we tell the story of high and low life in 18th-century London.

Your host

Martin Brown is a qualified art historian in History of Art and Architecture. As an award-winning Blue Badge Guide experienced in guiding in the National Gallery, Tate Britain and Tate Modern, Brown is passionate about the Gallery’s collection. Before retraining as a Blue Badge Guide, Brown worked for 30 years in education. Firstly, as a teacher of French and German in London secondary schools, and for the last 10 years as Head Teacher of a large Secondary School. In addition, Brown has worked as a Secondary School Improvement Adviser for a local authority, for OFSTED as an Inspector and for the Department for Education as a National Leader of Education.