William Hogarth, After, c. 1730–1, 39 x 34 cm, Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty MuseumIn the other pai
William Hogarth, After, c. 1730–1, 39 x 34 cm, Los Angeles, The J. Paul Getty MuseumIn the other painting in the pair, the one titled ‘After’, the frantic dog has fallen asleep (symbolizes satisfied desire) and the mirror has broken after falling on the ground (it means that the woman’s virginity has been lost).it is clear that Hogarth is poking fun at a type of painting fashionable in France at this time, in the work of artists such as Antoine Watteau and Boucher, which showed an elegant man trying to seduce women with clear sexual purposes. -- source link
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