Hogarth Symposium: His Art, Life, and Times

October 14-16, 2026 

Hogarth Symposium: His Art, Life, and Times 

This three-day symposium is presented by the Lewis Walpole Library in collaboration with the Yale Center for British Art, Yale Library, and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. It celebrates the generous gift by Professor Ronald Paulson (1930–2024) of his papers together with a legacy endowment to establish a fellowship at the Lewis Walpole Library in memory of his son, Andrew Meredith Paulson. 

 

Speakers will present creative new research in Hogarth studies across multidisciplinary perspectives. Panel themes include “Paulson’s Hogarth” on day one of the symposium; “Drawing” on day two; and “Nation and Empire” and “Social and Political Critique” on day three.  

 

Additional programming during breakout sessions includes screenings of selected films about William Hogarth’s life, art, and times; study room visits and gallery tours (with advance sign-up). All symposium events take place at the Yale Center for British Art. 

 

See the full symposium program for additional details. 

 

Please register for all days you plan to attend.

 

This program is made possible through the support of Lewis Walpole Library and a generous gift from Richard Greenberg in memory of Ronald Paulson. 

 

The exhibition Satire, Sympathy, and Social Critique: William Hogarth’s Progress Prints is on view at Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library from Oct. 6, 2026, through May 30, 2027. The opening reception will be held on Monday, Nov. 12.