masquerades , operas (or bad taste of town). hogarth s 1723 satirical print shows fawkes (faux) established in long room @ haymarket alongside heidegger , rich. fawkes not appear in picture himself (the man seen in upper window supposed heidegger).
william hogarth regarded trend away high art in favour of low theatrical entertainments such of fawkes , heidegger disdain. allusions fawkes show feature prominently in first issued print masquerades , operas (or bad taste of town) of 1723 in mocks public taste english stage, debauch d fool ries . hogarth regarded fawkes popularity indicative of mentality of public; part of act fawkes produced money thin air act of sleight-of-hand, hogarth may have seen analogous exceptions of investors in south sea bubble (whom hogarth had mocked earlier in emblematical print on south sea scheme). fawkes show appears again in hogarth s southwark fair print of issued rake s progress in 1735. fawkes himself dead time, , though considered hogarth used little artistic license in depicting fawkes booth had appeared in earlier times, impossible whether fawkes or son appears in scene, though hogarth scholar ronald paulson thinks more father.
hogarth s satire seems have little effect on fawkes trade. time appeared had made enough money no longer need rely on income performing , in february 1724 had announced in london evening post retire @ end of year s fair season. proposed retirement may have been connected problem suffering 1 of legs. nothing further came of threat quit business , in july proposing visiting bristol show.
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