Drunk For A Penny

William Hogarth’s work is full of depictions of drinking from people across society. This talk explores the drinks, both alcoholic and not, that are depicted in Hogarth’s works and explore their effect on society as well as the artist himself.

John Collins is the Senior Manager for Historic Houses at the London Borough of Hounslow and has overseen Hogarth’s House since it reopened to the public after a major refurbishment in 2011. Most recently John has been a key figure in the Mulberry Garden project at Hogarth’s House, a five year National Lottery Heritage Fund funded scheme which saw a new learning studio built and a redesigned exhibition garden both open to the public in 2021. Before this John was Community Development Manager at Imperial War Museum North and has a background in the field of community engagement with historic sites and their collections.