Hogarth

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The eighteenth-century English painter and engraver famed for satirical moral series such as A Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode
2. An eighteenth-century English artist who produced biting satirical prints and paintings about London society and its vices
3. A famous English engraver and painter of the 1700s whose narrative picture sequences savagely criticized social corruption

Etymology: The word is a compound from Dutch: "hoog," meaning "high," joined to "aard," meaning "nature" or "character." Put together, the parts give a literal sense of "high nature" or "high character." Because the elements are plain Dutch words, the name's meaning is transparent even though its use in English is specialized.