The Fittings of a Famous English House: Hogarth House

This is not a penny dreadful but rather a 1911 illustrated catalog published by W. & J. Sloane documenting the architectural fittings and frescoes of 75 Dean Street in London's Soho district. The primary text discusses the historical house jointly decorated by Sir James Thornhill (Sergeant-Painter to George I) and William Hogarth (Sergeant-Painter to George II). The catalog details Hogarth's career—his satiric works including The Harlot's Progress and The Rake's Progress—and his elopement with Thornhill's daughter. It describes the house's architectural features: Georgian rooms with ornamental paneling, marble fireplaces with Ionic and Doric elements, and a grand staircase with spiral balusters. The centerpiece is the elaborate stairway hall frescoes featuring life-sized painted figures in a trompe-l'œil colonnade. The volume includes architectural floor plans, period engravings, and detailed technical descriptions of the interior's eighteenth-century craftsmanship.