Join us at the Foundling Museum for the third in a series of afternoon art history lectures by Dr Matthew Morgan.

During the 18th century Britain experienced a printing boom. Newspapers, pamphlets and satirical prints were sold to a growing urban middle class. Influenced by the Enlightenment, which questioned contemporary customs and morals, a fashion for sentimental comedies and moral lessons taught through art emerged. The painter and caricaturist William Hogarth built on these fashions with his modern moral subjects. Political and social scandal during the 18th century only encouraged the British appetite for satire, and a new genre was born: British Caricature.

Join us as we introduce this genre, its origination and influences, and its lasting popularity.

This lecture will last an hour. Tickets are available to watch the lecture either ONLINE or IN-PERSON at the Foundling Museum; in-person tickets include Museum entry. The online recording will be available to watch for 1 month.

For more information and to book tickets, visit https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/